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Re: Deleting All But The Last n Names in a Fileset
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John Burke <[log in to unmask]>
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John Burke <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 30 Oct 2002 08:19:08 -0800
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If it is elegant you want, use Samba.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johnson, Tracy [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 8:38 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [HP3000-L] Deleting All But The Last n Names in a Fileset
>
>
> I'm looking for an elegant way to PURGE all
> but the last 'n' files in a fileset?
>
> FILE001  <---- want to purge this.
> FILE002  <---- want to purge this.
> FILE003  <---- want to purge this.
> FILE010  <---- want to purge this.
> FILEA00  <---- want to purge this.
> FILEXYZ  <---- want to keep this.
> FILEXZZ  <---- want to keep this.
> FILEZZZ  <---- want to keep this.
>
>
> I know I could read a LISTF into a file and
> manipulate the filenames into a JOB stream
> for PURGEing.  (It just doesn't seem elegant.)
>
> MPEX is available.

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