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Re: MPE-2-POSIX command list so far...
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Jeff Vance <[log in to unmask]>
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Jeff Vance <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 23 May 1995 14:50:19 -0700
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On May 23,  1:46pm, Randy Medd wrote:
> Subject: Re: MPE-2-POSIX command list so far...
 
> Notice that the PURGE deleted _OLDFILE_, not NEWFILE, although the
> link of NEWFILE -> OLDFILE still remained.  If you build a link using
> LN.HPBIN.SYS, you'll have to get rid of it using RM.HPBIN.SYS, _not_
> PURGE.
>
 
If you build a symbolic link with the :newlink command the same rule applies,
namely you cannot delete the link with :purge.  The :purgelink command should
be used to delete symbolic links (and ordinary files and empty directories).
 
Jeff Vance
 
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