File Utility Programming (FUP) Reference Manual

FUP Commands
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PURGE
If you are running FUP interactively (entering FUP commands at the command
interpreter or FUP prompt) and you omit !, FUP prompts you for permission to
purge the fileset-list:
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If fileset-list is a single file (or a list of single files), the FUP INFO listing
is displayed for each file and followed by the PURGE? prompt. Type Y or y to
purge the file. If you type any other response, the file is not purged.
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If fileset-list includes an entire volume or subvolume (or if you use the
wild-card option to specify the subvolume or file ID), you are prompted for
permission to purge each file set as it is encountered in fileset-list:
Type your answer from the four choices displayed and press RETURN:
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If you type Y, y, or yes, the file set is purged with no more prompting.
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If you type N, n, or none, the file set is skipped and PURGE continues with
the remainder of the fileset-list.
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If you type S, s, or select, the FUP INFO listing is displayed for each file
in the file set, and it includes the PURGE? prompt. Type Y(es) or N(o) for
each file to specify whether to purge it.
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If you type F, f, or files, a FILES display appears for the file set, followed
by a prompt for the entire file set with the same four choices.
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If you press CTRL-Y, PURGE terminates, and the FUP prompt reappears.
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If you press RETURN, PURGE operates under select.
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If you enter any other response, FUP ignores your response and
redisplays the file set prompt.
fileset-list
names a file, a set of files, or many sets of files to purge. Partial file names are
expanded using the current default node, volume, and subvolume. You can use
wild-card characters and specify qualified-fileset for fileset-list.
If you are including the LISTALL or NO LISTALL option, you must place
parentheses around fileset-list. If you omit the parentheses, FUP treats
LISTALL or NO LISTALL as file names. After FUP executes PURGE, it displays the
total number of files it purged.
DO YOU WISH TO PURGE THE ENTIRE FILESET fileset ?
( Y[ES], N[ONE], S[ELECT], F[ILES] )?
Note. For different responses to the file-set prompt, see PURGE Examples on
page 2-150.