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<?showclear>
Description
The <?showclear> command clears counter information from a show string slot, previously saved there via a <?showput> command. It can also be used to remove all counter information from the current working set.
Syntax
<?showclear slot:n what:b>
slot
Slot number to be cleared: a value between 0 and 5 (where 0 = the current working set)
what
The set of items to be cleared from the counter slot or the current working set, entered as a string of characters without quotes:
*
All numeric counters
a..o
Specific counter
p
Page number parts
x
x counters
$
String counters
- (minus)
Do not clear this item from the slot (e.g. *-gp = clear all numeric counters except page number information)
*$
Complete set of numeric and string counters
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