The syntax and semantics of the directory element appear under CHANGEFILE Statement.

If the directory element is a directory name, all files in that directory are removed. If the directory element is both a file name and a directory name, that file and all files in the directory are removed.

A directory element of the form <file name>/= removes only files in that directory. It does not remove a file named <file name>.

If a pointer expression is used as a directory element, it must point to an array that contains the name of the file or directory to be removed.

To remove files that contain long filename nodes, refer to the REMOVELFILE procedure in the System Software Utilities Operations Reference Manual.