# jCL F-CLEAR

Tags: file buffer jcl

# Description

The F-CLEAR command clears the specified file buffer. It takes the general form:

F-CLEAR file-buffer
or

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F-C file-buffer

where file-buffer is the number (1 to 9) of the file buffer to be cleared.

# Note

This command is equivalent to using the MV file-buffer.0 ",_ command

# Example

PQN
F-C 1
MV &1.0 "Key", "Field 1"

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Clear file buffer 1. Set the record key to "Key" and the first field to "Field 1". Functionally equivalent to MV &1.0 "Key", " Field1",_. (Note the use of the underscore character as the last character of the command.)

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