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%.COPYRIGHT  (c)  1990 European Southern Observatory
%.IDENT      clear_buff.hlq
%.AUTHOR     KB, IPG/ESO
%.KEYWORDS   MIDAS, help files, CLEAR/BUFFER
%.PURPOSE    On-line help file for the command: CLEAR/BUFFER
%.VERSION    1.0  12-OCT-1983 : Creation, KB
%.VERSION    1.1  29-APR-1991 : Update, KB
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SECTION./BUFF
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CLEAR/BUFFER						12-OCT-1983  KB
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CLEAR/BUFFER
	clear the command buffer + reset command numbers
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Purpose: 
           Clear the command buffer + reset command number to 1.
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Syntax:  
           CLEAR/BUFFER
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See also:
           SET/BUFFER, READ/COMMANDS, WRITE/COMMANDS
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           paragraph about command repetition in chapter 3 of the MIDAS
           User's Guide, Volume A.
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Note: 
           The MIDAS command counter has 3 digits. Therefore, after command
           number 999, the count is reset to 1.
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Examples:
\ex
          CLEAR/BUFFER
\xe \sxe