Removing a backup example

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A sample script for removing an old backup is provided.

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To remove an old backup, issue this command from the RMAN prompt: 
run
{
   allocate channel for delete type 'sbt_tape' parms
            'ENV=(TDPO_OPTFILE=/home/oracle/tdpo.opt)';

   change backupset backupset number delete;

}
run
{
   allocate channel for delete type 'sbt_tape' parms
            'ENV=(TDPO_OPTFILE=C:\oracle\scripts\tdpo.opt)';

   change backupset backupset number delete;

}

Refer to the Oracle RMAN manual for more information about the change command and its options.