Syntax


CANCEL

[ DELETE  ]


Operands


DELETE  |  DEL


When you issue CANCEL DELETE, the edit session is canceled and then the edit file is deleted:


    • If the Delete to Recycle Bin global option is enabled, deletion means that the edit file is moved to the Windows Recycle Bin. 


    • If the Delete to Recycle Bin global option is disabled, deletion means that the edit file is permanently deleted.



Abbreviations and Aliases


CANCEL can also be spelled as CAN

DELETE can also be spelled as DEL


Description

 

CANCEL is especially useful if you have changed the wrong data, or if the changes themselves are incorrect, or were only intended to be temporary. To cancel changes to a file:


On the command line, type:


CANCEL


Press Enter. All unsaved changes in the current edit session are discarded, and the current edit tab is closed.


Notes


    • CANCEL clears the Undo stack, so you cannot UNDO a CANCEL command. You cannot recover the changes you made if you say CANCEL, so be sure this is what you intended.


    • If you issue SAVE and later issue CANCEL, the changes you made before issuing SAVE are not canceled.


When you issue a CANCEL DELETE, you will be presented with a confirmation popup message, asking you to confirm your deletion action. This popup message appears when the Confirm file deletes checkbox in the File Manager tab of Global Options is enabled.


For safety reasons, we recommend you enable this option.


You will either see Recycle or Permanently Delete in the popup message, to identify the action.


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