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DELETE 

DELETE[(modifier)]source[,option-list];

     MODIFIERS 
     none    - Deletes from master set
     CHAIN   - Deletes from detail set or KSAM file
               based on key
     CURRENT - Deletes last entry accessed from KSAM file
               or data set
     DIRECT  - Deletes entry at specified record number in KSAM
               file or data set
     PRIMARY - Deletes from master set at the primary location
     RCHAIN  - Same as CHAIN in reverse order for a data set;
               same as CHAIN for KSAM file
     RSERIAL - Same as SERIAL in reverse order for data set;
               same as SERIAL for KSAM file
     SERIAL  - Deletes entries in serial mode

     SOURCE 
     file-name 
     set-name[(base-name)]

     OPTIONS 
     ERROR=label[([item-name])]
     LIST=(range-list)
     LOCK
     NOCOUNT
     NOMATCH
     NOMSG
     PERFORM=label 
     RECNO=item-name[(subscript)]
     SINGLE
     SOPT
     STATUS

Example 

  DELETE(CHAIN) ORDER-D,NOMATCH,PERFORM=PRINT-PARA;

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