PURGE Command

HSI Version:

All

Purpose:

Purge file(s) from disk cache

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Command Format:

purge [-R] [-h] path ...

Options:

-R : [standard option]recursively traverse directories in the specified path(s)

-h : if specified, treats symlinks as normal files. Default is to skip symlinks

Keywords:

 

Usage Notes:

The underlying HPSS call applies only to open files, so note that each file to be purged by this command will need to be opened. Use recursion and wildcards sparingly.

Example:

purge -R dir1 dir2 *.h

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