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Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>
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Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 6 Sep 2000 15:09:26 -0400
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"Pickering, John (NORBORD)" wrote:
>
> >:PURGELINK oldfile
> >:COPY newfile,oldfile
>
> Can someone comment on the difference between PURGELINK and using
> rm.hpbin.sys? Is one "safer" or "better" than the other? Or are the
> results the same?

They are essentially the same.  A shortcut is to (within the shell)
simply "mv newfile oldfile" and respond "Y" when prompted to remove the
existing oldfile (or use mv -f newfile oldfile).

Jeff

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