Radio Shack TRS-80 Model II Reference Manual page 90

Model II TRSDOS
PURGE
Delete Files
cla8S~
ification. The colon: is optional. If :d is omitted, (
PURGE:d
:d is dr'
used.
fite~class
is
one or more of the following:
SYS System
files
(program and data)
PROG User machine-language program files
DATA
User data files
ALL All files, user and system
If
file-class is omitted,DATA is used.
This command allows quick deletion of files from a particular diskette. To use
PURGE,
you must know the diskette's master password.
(TRSDOS
System
diskettes are supplied with the password
PASSWORD.)
Before eliminating any system files, read Disk File Requirements in Section O.
When the command is entered,
TRSDOS
will ask for the diskette's password.
Type in up to 8 characters, and press (ENTER). The System will then display user
file names one at a time, prompting you to Kill or leave each file or Quit the
operation.
Example
PURGE 1
TRSDOS
will let you purge data files from drive 1. This would include
BASIC
programs.
PURGE
TRSDOS
will let you purge data files from drive O.
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