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Removes a substack from a stack file, or removes a main stack from memory.

Built-in Message handler[]

Type: command

Syntax:

delete stack

Synonyms: clear stack

Examples:

delete stack "Expressions"


Use the delete stack command to delete a substack, or to purge a main stack from memory.

The stack is any valid stack reference.

The delete stack command has different effects, depending on whether the stack is a main stack or a substack.

If the stack is a main stack, the delete stack command removes the stack from memory. (Any unsaved changes are lost.) However, it does not remove it from the user's system. To delete a main stack, use the delete file command instead.

Caution! If the stack is a substack, the delete stack command deletes the stack from memory, which causes it to be deleted permanently the next time its stack file is saved.

See Also: delete Command, deleteStack Message, cantDelete Property

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