/DELETE
/NODELETE
Controls whether COPY deletes existing files of the same name
during the copy operation. This qualifier is valid for RT-
11 output only; it is equivalent to the RT-11 COPY command
qualifier /REPLACE. In fact, you can use the EXCHANGE COPY
command qualifier /REPLACE to control file deletion, although
its function differs from that of /DELETE (see the description of
the /REPLACE qualifier for details on its function).
If you want a message displayed when you delete a file, include
the /LOG qualifier in your command. To prevent automatic file
deletion, use /NODELETE.
The default is /DELETE. Files with the same name as the output
file name are deleted after the new file has been copied.