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%.COPYRIGHT  (c)  1990 European Southern Observatory
%.IDENT      deletetcat.hlq
%.AUTHOR     KB, IPG/ESO
%.KEYWORDS   MIDAS, help files, DELETE/TCAT
%.PURPOSE    On-line help file for the command: DELETE/TCAT
%.VERSION    1.0  26-JULY-1988 : Creation, KB
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SECTION./TCAT
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DELETE/TCAT					  14-JAN-1991  KB
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DELETE/TCAT [catalog] [conf_flag] [range]
	delete table files with entry in catalog
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Purpose:      
           Delete table files (on disk) with an entry in given catalog.
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Syntax:       
           DELETE/TCAT [catalog] [conf_flag] [range]
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           catalog = name of catalog, defaulted to currently active table
               catalog (cf. SET/TCAT command)
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           conf_flag = CONF  or NOCONF for confirming the deletion of each
               file involved, defaulted to CONF
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           range = low,hi indicating the range of catalog entries in which
               you want to delete table files;
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               (a single number m will be interpreted as m,m)
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               defaulted to 1,999999
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Note:
           Warning: This command does not delete the catalog file itself,
           instead all the tables related to this catalog (i.e. those tables
           having an entry in the catalog)!!!
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           To delete just the catalog file use the relevant host command
           ($DELETE (VMS) or $rm (Unix)).
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           If you decide not to delete a table (conf_flag = CONF), then the
           corresponding entry of that table is not removed from the catalog.
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See also:     
           SET/TCAT, SUBTRACT/TCAT, DELETE/TABLE
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Examples:
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           DELETE/TCAT orders NO 12,100
             Delete all files with entries in the table catalog `orders.cat',
             but only those with entry numbers in the interval [12,100];
             no confirmation is required.
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           DELETE/TCAT orders ? 32
             Delete the table with entry 32 in the table catalog `orders.cat',
             do confirm its deletion.
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