VMS Help CMS, DELETE, GENERATION, Qualifiers  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

1 - /AFTER[=generation-expression]

    Specifies the start of a range of generations that are to be
    deleted, excluding the specified generation. You cannot specify
    both /AFTER and /FROM or both /AFTER and /GENERATION. You must
    specify the end of the range with either the /BEFORE or /TO
    qualifier.

2 - /ARCHIVE=[file-specification]

    Specifies a file to which CMS writes archived generation
    information. If the file specification is omitted, CMS creates
    a file for each with the same name as the element and the .CMS_
    ARCHIVE file type and places it in your default directory.

3 - /BEFORE[=generation-expression]

    Specifies the end of a range of generations that are to be
    deleted, excluding the specified generation. You cannot specify
    both /BEFORE and /TO or both /BEFORE and /GENERATION. You must
    specify the start of the range with either the /AFTER or /FROM
    qualifier.

4 - /CONFIRM (D)

    Controls whether CMS prompts you for confirmation before each
    transaction.

    When you run CMS in interactive mode, CMS prompts you for
    confirmation. If you type YES, ALL, TRUE, or 1, CMS executes the
    transaction. If you type NO or QUIT or press RETURN, no action
    is performed. If you type any other character, CMS continues to
    prompt until you type an acceptable response.

    CMS does not prompt for confirmation in batch mode.

5 - /FROM[=generation-expression]

    Specifies the start of a range of generations that are to be
    deleted, including the specified generation. You cannot specify
    both /FROM and /AFTER or both /FROM and /GENERATION. You must
    specify the end of the range with either the /BEFORE or /TO
    qualifier.

6 - /GENERATION[=generation-expression]

    Specifies a particular generation of the element to be deleted. By
    default, the most recent generation on the main line of descent is
    deleted. You cannot combine /GENERATION with any of the following
    qualifiers: /FROM, /TO, /AFTER, and /BEFORE.

7 - /LOG (D)

    Controls whether CMS displays success and informational messages
    on the default output device. By default, if the command executes
    successfully, CMS displays a success message. If you specify
    /NOLOG, success and informational messages are suppressed. Any
    warning, error, or fatal error messages are displayed regardless
    of whether /LOG or /NOLOG is specified.

8 - /OCCLUDE[=option,...]

    Controls whether CMS selects the first instance of the specified
    object, or all instances of the specified object in the library
    search list. The options field contains one or more keywords
    associated with the name of the object. The options field can
    contain the following keywords:

       ALL--equivalent to ELEMENT
       ELEMENT (D)
       NOELEMENT
       NONE--equivalent to NOELEMENT

    You can specify either ALL, NONE, or the [NO]ELEMENT keyword.

    By default, CMS performs occlusion for all objects; that is, CMS
    selects only the first occurrence of a specified object.

9 - /TO[=generation-expression]

    Specifies the end of a range of generations that are to be
    deleted, including the specified generation. You cannot specify
    both /TO and /BEFORE or both /TO and /GENERATION. You must specify
    the start of the range with either the /AFTER or /FROM qualifier.