rmds

Purpose

Use the rmds command to remove a dataset file or directory.

Prerequisites

You must have the modify administrative domain's configuration right to use the rmds command.

Syntax

rmds::=

rmds [ --nq ] dataset-name ...

Semantics

--nq

Does not display a confirmation message. If you do not specify this option, then the command displays a confirmation message. The message is described in "Command Execution in Interactive Mode".

dataset-name ...

Specifies the name of the dataset directory or dataset file that you created with the mkds or rends command. Refer to "dataset-name" for a description of the dataset-name placeholder.

Example

Example 2-128 removes a dataset directory named mydatasets as well as a dataset file named full_backup.ds.

ob> lsds
Top level dataset directory:
mydatasets/
full_backup.ds
ob> rmds --nq mydatasets
ob> lsds
Top level dataset directory:
full_backup.ds
ob> rmds --nq full_backup.ds
ob> lsds
Top level dataset directory:
ob>