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Joel Hyatt <[log in to unmask]>
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Miami University VMS Discussion <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sat, 5 Nov 1994 11:44:24 -0500
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In article <[log in to unmask]>,
[log in to unmask] (March Hare) writes:
> In article <1994Nov4.131046.33113@miavx1>,
> [log in to unmask] (Joel Hyatt) wrote:
> :
> :Example: to delete all files with the TXT extension:
> :
> :    DELETE *.TXT.*
> :
>
> Try DELETE *.TXT;*  with a semicolon.  To just delete the latest
> version, you can do DELETE *.TXT;
>
> Sorry to nitpick, but someone might read the above and wonder
> why it doesn't work.
 
 
Ah! Try what I did sometime... you will find that in fact it DOES work....
 
>
> John
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