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Subject: Re: deleting a file that won't
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Date: 19 Apr 89 15:59:17 GMT
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Since CLOSEF went away in Lyric, do the following:

(INSECT (OPENP))

Select "inspect" from the popup menu that appears. Your file should apear
in the inspector in the form:

#<IO stream 45,7561 on {dsk}<lispfiles>foo

(CLOSEF

then shift select the file you want to close from the inspector window into
the CLOSEF expression. It will look something like:

(CLOSEF (\VAG 45Q 7561Q)

Types in the trailing ) and the file will be closed.