IBM Professional Series User Manual page 124

filename). This is just to remind you that you did something
with this file.
It
does not prevent you from working with this
file again.
Discarding a File: You can use the DISCARD command to
get rid of files you no longer want. To discard a file, you
Type DISCARD in the "Cmd" space next to the file (or
files) you no longer want.
If
the command name is
longer than the space provided, just type right over the
information already in that line.
• Press PF 1 0 - not the ENTER key - to execute the
command.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
DISCARD is one of several commands that you can type in the
"Cmd" space next to the filename. When you type a command
in the "Cmd" space, you must press PFIO to carry it out, or
"execute" it. PRESSING THE ENTER KEY WILL NOT
CARRY OUT COMMANDS TYPED IN THE "CMD"
SPACE. Only commands typed
in
the large arrow command
line at the bottom of the screen are executed by pressing
ENTER.
Once a DISCARD command is executed, the computer
doesn't ask if you'd like to think it over. The file is gone.
So, if you have any doubts, you're safer if you use a
command to rename a file.
Renaming a File: You can change the filename or file type
(but not the filemode) of a file with the RENAME
command.
You type the RENAME command in the "Cmd" space next
to the file you want to rename. You execute it by pressing
PFIO. The format of the RENAME command is:
RENAME / newfilename newfiletype filemode
First you type RENAME in the "Cmd" space. You continue
typing the rest of the command right over the information
that is already on the line. The slash (/) is a kind of
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