rmdel(1)                                                    rmdel(1)


       NAME
             rmdel - remove a delta from an SCCS file

       SYNOPSIS
             rmdel -rSID file . . .

       DESCRIPTION
             rmdel removes the delta specified by the SID (SCCS
             identification string) 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 delta specified must not be that of a version
             being edited for the purpose of making a delta; that is, if a
             p.file exists for the named SCCS file [see get(1)], the delta
             specified must not appear in any entry of the p.file.

             The -r option specifies the SID 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 a
             name of - is given, 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.

             The rules governing the removal of a delta are as follows: if
             you make a delta and have appropriate file permissions, you
             can remove it; if you own the file and directory in which a
             new delta file resides, you can remove the delta.

       FILES
             x.file    [See delta(1)]
             z.file    [See delta(1)]
             /usr/lib/locale/locale/LC_MESSAGES/uxepu
                       language-specific message file [See LANG on environ
                       (5).]

       REFERENCES
             delta(1), get(1), help(1), prs(1), sccsfile(4)

       DIAGNOSTICS
             Use help(1) for explanations.



                           Copyright 1994 Novell, Inc.               Page 1