MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual (32650-90877)

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Command List VIII
Commands PASCAL thru PURGEUSER
• To purge multiple files using wildcards
:PURGE /users/jeff/bin/FILES/file@
3 FILES matched
Continue PURGE? (YES/NO) yes
3 selected. 3 succeeded. 0 failed.
• To purge multiple files interactively using wildcards
To purge a number of files, one at a time, in an interactive mode so that you can skip a
file or stop your purge, you can use the CONFIRMALL option.
:PURGE /users/jeff/bin/FILES/file@; CONFIRMALL
3 FILES matched
/users/jeff/bin/FILES/file1 ? (NO/YES/QUIT) yes
/users/jeff/bin/FILES/file2 ? (NO/YES/QUIT) no
/users/jeff/bin/FILES/file3 ? (NO/YES/QUIT) yes
2 selected. 2 succeeded. 0 failed.
Type "q","quit", or press the BREAK key if you decide to stop the PURGE command
completely.
• To purge log files using wildcards
The following example shows you how to purge all log files within your current working
directory that start with log, followed by any number from 0 - 9 (#), followed by any
number of alphanumeric characters (@).
:PURGE log#@
10 FILES matched
Continue PURGE? (YES/NO) yes
10 selected. 9 succeeded. 1 failed.
Since the PURGE command does not remove the currently opened log file, the command
always returns "1 failed".
Related Information
Commands ALTSEC, BUILD, LISTFILE, LISTSPF
Manuals None
PURGEACCT
Removes an account and its groups and users from the system directory or from the
specified volume set's directory.
Syntax
PURGEACCT
acctname [;ONVS= volumesetname ]
Parameters
acctname Name of the account to be deleted. This name must contain from one to
eight alphanumeric characters, beginning with an alphabetic character.
volume- setname The volume set from which the account is to be purged. Volume set
names consist of from 1 to 32 characters, beginning with an alphabetic