Terminal control languageTCL commandsDdelete-list command

delete-list command

The delete-list command removes a list previously saved with a save-list command. This command deletes a list from a specified file name, otherwise it defaults to the pointer-file file. If no list name is provided, the default list name, %user-ID, is deleted.

Syntax

delete-list {{file.reference} list.name}{(options}

Synonym(s)

dl

Parameter(s)

options i Suppresses the message item deleted.

Example(s)

Deletes the specific item invoices.

delete-list invoices
[435] item ’invoices’ deleted.

Deletes all the lists in the pointer-file.

delete-list *

Deletes the default list for the current user.

delete-list
[435] Item ’%tom’ deleted.

See also

Active list, compare-list command, copy-list command, edit-list command, fl command, get-list command, list-lists macro, pointer-file file, qselect command, save-list command, Secondary list, nselect command, sort-list command

Parent topic: D