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RMDEL(1)

NAME

rmdel − remove a delta from an SCCS file

USAGE

rmdel −rSID [file ...] [directory]

DESCRIPTION

Rmdel removes the delta (specified by the SCCS IDentification number, or SID) from each named SCCS file.  The delta to be removed must be the newest (most recent) one in its branch in the delta chain.  The SID specified must not be that of a version being edited for the purpose of making a delta.  Thus, if a p-file exists for the named SCCS file, the SID specified must not appear in any entry of the p-file.  Refer to get (1) for information about the creation of p-files. 

If you give a directory as an argument, rmdel behaves as though each file in the directory were specified as a named file, except that it silently ignores any non-SCCS and unreadable files.  If you supply a dash (−) in place of a filename, the standard input is read.  Each line of the standard input is taken to be the name of an SCCS file to be processed; again, non-SCCS files and unreadable files are silently ignored. 

Permission to remove a delta is granted to the person who created it, as well as to the owner of the associated file and directory. 

FILES

x.file see delta (1)

z.file see delta (1)

DIAGNOSTICS

Use help (1) for explanations. 

RELATED INFORMATION

delta (1), get (1), help (1), prs (1). 

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