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%.COPYRIGHT  (c)  1990 European Southern Observatory
%.IDENT      deletefcat.hlq
%.AUTHOR     KB, IPG/ESO
%.KEYWORDS   MIDAS, help files, DELETE/FCAT
%.PURPOSE    On-line help file for the command: DELETE/FCAT
%.VERSION    1.0  26-JULY-1988 : Creation, KB
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SECTION./FCAT
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DELETE/FCAT				  14-JAN-1991  KB
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DELETE/FCAT [catalog] [conf_flag] [range]
	delete fit files with entry in catalog
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Purpose:  
           Delete fit files (on disk) with an entry in given catalog.
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Syntax: 
           DELETE/FCAT [catalog] [conf_flag] [range]
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           catalog = name of catalog, defaulted to currently active
               fit_file catalog (cf. SET/FCAT 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 fit 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 fit files related to this catalog (i.e. those files
           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 fit_file (conf_flag = CONF), then
           the corresponding entry of that fit_file is not removed from the
           catalog.
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See also:  SET/FCAT, SUBTRACT/FCAT, DELETE/FIT
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Examples:
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           DELETE/FCAT specfit NO 12,100
             Delete all files with entries in fit file catalog `specfit.cat',
             but only those with entry numbers in the interval [12,100];
             no confirmation is required.
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