NBSpool for MPE Reference Guide

NBSpool Input Commands

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PURGE

The PURGE command purges (aborts) all qualified jobs. The execution of the command may be

stopped by pressing

Ctrl+y

. If this command’s ASK parameter is included, a question will be asked

to confirm the purge. This helps to prevent accidentally deleting jobs.

The

PQ form of this command streamlines the purge operation in that no questions are asked and

only one line of output is generated. This form of the command should be used with caution, since

one can easily purge a large number of waiting jobs.

Note. Only

WAITING and SCHEDULED jobs can be purged.

PURGE Syntax

I> PURGE subset [;ASK ]

[;NOLIST]

[;SHOW ]

I> PQ subset

User Tip. This command may be abbreviated to

PURGE Parameters

Parameter Description

subset

This parameter specifies the subset of spool files to be purged. Turn to Chapter

2 for information on working with subsets.

ASK

This parameter prompts at each file for processing.

NOLIST

This parameter suppresses the listing of jobs being purged.

SHOW

This parameter causes the list of qualifying files to be displayed before asking to

purge the files.