# Workflow start procedure if --no-run-name used

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**Created:** [March 22, 2023, 2:16am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/workflow-start-procedure-if-no-run-name-used/612 "2023-03-22T02:16:50Z")\
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> That is really exactly the use case for numbered runs

👍 If you don’t care about the previous data this is definitely the way to do it.

```auto
cylc vip # start a new run from scratch

```

You can delete this data from previous runs at a time that’s convenient to you e.g. whilst the next run is running.

> Thanks. So first thing I see is, I need to update to v8.1.0 of Cylc to get some simpler commands!

Cylc 8 is moving fast, we are trickling improvements and fixes through with regular releases.

All new releases in the 8.1 series are announced on this thread - [Cylc 8.1.x Release Announcements - #6 by oliver.sanders](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc-flow-8-1-0-released/578/6)

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