The delete archive command deletes archived files from Tivoli® Storage Manager server storage. Your administrator must give you the authority to delete archived files.
This command is valid for all clients.
>>-Delete ARchive--+------------+-------------------------------> '- --options-' >--+- --filespec----------------------+------------------------>< '- --{--filespacename--}--filespec-'
Use the filespacename if the name was changed, or if you are deleting files that are archived from another node with drive labels that are different from yours.
You can specify a UNC name; drive label names are only used for removable media.
You must specify a mixed or lowercase NTFS or ReFS file space name that is enclosed in quotation marks and braces. For example, {"NTFSDrive"}. Single quotation marks are valid in loop mode. For example, {"NTFSDrive"} and {'NTFSDrive'} are both valid. In batch mode, only single quotation marks are valid. The single quotation mark requirement is a restriction of the operating system.
Option | Where to use |
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dateformat | Client options file (dsm.opt) or command line. |
description | Command line only. |
filelist | Command line only. |
noprompt | Command line only. |
numberformat | Client options file (dsm.opt) or command line. |
pick | Command line only. |
subdir | Client options file (dsm.opt) or command line. |
tapeprompt | Client options file (dsm.opt) or command line. |
timeformat | Client options file (dsm.opt) or command line. |
dsmc delete archive /user/home/proj1/budget
dsmc del arch "/user/home/proj1/*.txt"
dsmc delete archive "/user/project/*" -pick
dsmc delete ar "/user/projects/*" -description="Monthly Budgets 2010" -pick -subdir=yes
dsmc delete archive {"abc"}\proj\*
dsmc delete archive c:\plan\proj1\budget.jan
delete archive c:\plan\proj1\*.txt
dsmc delete archive c:\project\* -pick
dsmc delete ar c:\projects\* -description="Monthly Budgets 2013" -pick -subdir=yes