[Info-vax] DCL enhancements

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <f9d0e3b2-f442-4c30-8fe4-f3ffef2f53a7n at googlegroups.com>,
John Reagan <xyzzy1959 at gmail.com> writes: 

> On Monday, January 25, 2021 at 8:40:28 AM UTC-5, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
> > What about some easy-to-implement DCL enhancements? 
> > 
> > With PURGE/CONFIRM, there is Y, N, and A. Why not R, for "rest", which 
> > would be A but only for the current file name and extension, then it 
> > would ask again for the next one?

> Just PURGE?  Not COPY, RENAME, DELETE?  All of those common qualifiers
> are processed in a single chuck of code. 

Yes, of course.

I rarely use DELETE with wildcards and confirm, same with rename.  
Usually I don't use COPY with wildcards at all.  Thus, I notice it most 
with PURGE.