sel_remove_metadata
Title
sel_remove_metadata - Clean up metadata only needed during cleaning
Syntax
sel_remove_metadata , [char(string) misscharok]
| options | Description |
|---|---|
| char(string) | Manually add chars to be removed. |
| misscharok | Suppress error when chars() is not used and no list of chars in chars. |
Description
This command clean up meta data in char storage. The intended use case is to clean up char values after the cleaning stage that were only needed during that stage, but the command can of course be used to clean up char values in any context.
If the char values the should be removed was added by the command sel_add_metadata in the same package as this command, the the user do not need to list any char names. sel_add_metadata stores a list of the name of the chars it adds in a char. This command will use that list to know which chars should be deleted.
The option char() is only required when removing chars not added by sel_add_metadata.
Options
char(string) allows the user to manually add chars to be removed. If the chars to be removed were added by sel_add_metadata, then this option is not required as sel_remove_metadata can read what chars
that was added by sel_add_metadata. If other custom chars were added by the user or other commands and should also be removed, then this option is required.
miss suppresses the error that is thrown when no chars to remove was provided. Neither through the option char() or in meta data written by sel_add_metadata.
Examples
Example 1
If the meta data to be removed was added by sel_add_metadata then this command can be specified as simply as this:
sel_remove_metadataExample 2
If it custom chars to be removed, for example mychar and abc, the the command should be specified like thisL
sel_remove_metadata, chars(mychar abc)Feedback, Bug Reports, and Contributions
Read more about these commands on this repo where this package is developed. Please provide any feedback by opening an issue. PRs with suggestions for improvements are also greatly appreciated.