/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb SUBMIT, Qualifiers, /DELETE  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

       /DELETE
       /NODELETE (default)

    Positional qualifier.

    Controls whether files are deleted after processing. If you
    specify the /DELETE qualifier after the SUBMIT command name,
    all files in the job are deleted after processing. If you specify
    the /DELETE qualifier after a file specification, only that file
    is deleted after it is processed.

    For the /DELETE qualifier to work, the protection code on
    the input files must allow delete (D)  access to the user
    identification code (UIC) of the user submitting the job. If
    delete (D)  access is not allowed, or if any file in the command
    parameter list cannot be opened as input, command processing
    stops and no batch job is created.