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                                  ERASE.COM                                   

             Size (recs) CRC   Version    Author/Latest Issue      Disk
ERASE53.COM    3k (23)   12BF  5.3        Gene Pizzetta 3/90       Z3COM3
ERASE53.CIM    3k (23)   BC8C  5.3        Gene Pizzetta 3/90       Z3COM3

  1- Syntax/Options  2- Notes                                                 



   ERASE is the transient counterpart of ERA.  It erases files in a file list.
If  no  option is selected,  ERASE does not 'see' system files,  and  requests 
permission  to erase read-only files encountered,  but  read-write  non-system 
files are unconditionally erased.  Vs 5.0 (5/84) by R. Conn.
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   Syntax   ERASE {dir:}afn.aft{,{dir:}afn.aft{,...}} {{/}options}

  Options   S - erase system files encountered in the file list

            R - erase r/o files in the list without asking for permission

            I - inspect; display the name of each file in the list and prompt
                for permission before erasing.  If the user gives permission,
                but the file is  r/o  with the R option off,  a second prompt
                will be made before erasing  

            A - Erase all (*.*) files without asking 
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 ERASE Notes - 1/2 

   a. Version 5.3 updates (Gene Pizzetta, 3/28/90):
      - Adds "A" option to suppress "Erase all files?" question  when "*.*" is 
        given as  a filespec.   This option is  primarily  for  use  in  alias 
        scripts and  batch  files,  where you might want to clear  a directory 
        without ERASE stopping to ask if you know what you're doing.  
      - Display cleaned up for prompted erasures.
      - Q (quit) option has been eliminated.   Instead, ^C now aborts ERASE at 
        any prompt.

   b. Version 5.2 updates (Rick Charnes, 1/24/89):
      - Turns off  ZEX input  while  running.   This is  important under some 
        circumstances when  ERASE is in  an  alias  running  in  a ZEX  file, 
        allowing the user rather than the ZEX script to answer a prompt.
      - Sets ZCPR3 error flag if no files were erased.
      - The number of files erased is put into ZCPR3 register "0".
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   c. Version 5.1 updates (Bruce Morgen, 12/30/87):
      - Rewrite in Z80 opcodes, Zilog mnemonics and ZCPR33 Type 3 format.  
      - ZCPR 3.3 parser used if available.
      - Help message gives the correct COMfile name of the program.  
      - Wheel byte checked before granting "S" or "R" option or help text on 
        those options.