RMDEL(1)                             SysV                             RMDEL(1)



NAME
     rmdel - remove a delta from an SCCS file

SYNOPSIS
     rmdel -rSID files

DESCRIPTION
     The rmdel commnd removes the delta specified by the SID from each named
     SCCS file.  The delta to be removed must be the newest (most recent)
     delta in its branch in the delta chain of each named SCCS file.  In
     addition, the  specified must not be that of a version being edited for
     the purpose of making a delta (i. e., if a p-file (see get(1)) exists for
     the named SCCS file, the  specified must not appear in any entry of the
     p-file).

     The -r option is used for specifying the SID (SCCS IDentification) level
     of the delta to be removed.

     If a directory is named, rmdel behaves as though each file in the
     directory were specified as a named file, except that non-SCCS files
     (last component of the path name does not begin with s.)  and unreadable
     files are silently ignored.  If you specify a simple 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; non-SCCS files
     and unreadable files are silently ignored.

     Simply stated, the rules for using rmdel are as follows: (1) if you make
     a delta you can remove it, or (2) if you own the file and directory you
     can remove a delta.

FILES
     x.file    (see delta(1))
     z.file    (see delta(1))

DIAGNOSTICS
     Use help (1) for explanations.

SEE ALSO
     delta(1), get(1), help(1), prs(1), sccsfile(4).