File Utility Programming (FUP) Reference Manual
FUP Commands
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PURGE Examples
To display the FUP INFO listing for each file in the specified file set and prompt for 
permission to purge each file:
To purge a file set and be prompted for permission (for the entire file set and for 
individual files), omit the ! option and specify the subvolume to purge.
These examples show what happens when you choose each of the four possible 
responses to the file set prompt. Each example starts with this command:
If you type Y, the entire file set is purged:
If you type N, no files are purged:
-PURGE WKLYRPRT, MONTHEND, REQTOTAL
 CODE EOF  LAST MODIF OWNER RWEP TYPE REC 
BLOCK
$MYVOL.RECDS
 WKLYRPRT 2048 29MAR87 11:46 8,44 AOAO R 11 
1024
PURGE? Y
$MYVOL.RECDS.WKLYRPRT PURGED.
 CODE EOF  LAST MODIF OWNER RWEP TYPE REC 
BLOCK
$MYVOL.RECDS
 MONTHEND 5120 29MAR87 11:44 8,44 AOAO R 10 
1024
PURGE? N
 CODE EOF  LAST MODIF OWNER RWEP TYPE REC 
BLOCK
$MYVOL.RECDS
 REQTOTAL 8192 2MAR87 15:38 8,44 CUCU K 11 
1024
PURGE? Y
$MYVOL.RECDS.REQTOTAL PURGED.
2 FILES PURGED
 -
-PURGE $A.B.FILE*
DO YOU WISH TO PURGE THE ENTIRE FILESET $A.B ?
( Y[ES], N[ONE], S[ELECT], F[ILES] )?
( Y[ES], N[ONE], S[ELECT], F[ILES] )? y
$A.B.FILE1 PURGED.
$A.B.FILE2 PURGED.
$A.B.FILE3 PURGED.
3 FILES PURGED
( Y[ES], N[ONE], S[ELECT], F[ILES] )? N
0 FILES PURGED










