NAME

fdelete -- Delete a FITS file.

USAGE

        fdelete file confirm

DESCRIPTION

Delete a FITS file, with or without user confirmation. This task is mainly useful for deleting FITS files that have been written into shared memory because the system command to delete a file in shared memory is a bit convoluted.

PARAMETERS

file [filename]

The name of the FITS file to be deleted.

(confirm = yes) [boolean]

If confirm=yes, the task will prompt the user to confirm that he/she really wants to delete the file. If confirm=no, the file will be deleted without user confirmation.

EXAMPLES

1. Delete the file OBSERV.FITS, first providing a confirmation prompt.

         fi> fdelete OBSERV.FITS

2. Unconditionally delete the file OBJECT3.FITS.

         fi> fdelete OBSERV.FITS confirm=no

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