DRM(1)

NAME

    	drm: remove one or more VSAM cluster or non-VSAM datasets

SYNOPSIS

    drm [-hvfd] [<dataset pattern>]+ 
	 -h print out syntax
	 -f if the dataset does not exist, do not issue a message
	 -v issue a message for each deleted dataset
	 -d print debug messages

DESCRIPTION

	drm removes VSAM clusters or non-VSAM datasets that match the 
	dataset pattern specified. 
	drm invokes drmraw. See drmraw(1) for details on additional error
	messages.

	IMPORTANT NOTE:
	Care should be taken with wildcards to ensure you do not accidentally 
	delete datasets you did not intend to delete. You have been warned.

EXAMPLES

	Delete all datasets owned by TEST01 with a low level qualifier of TXT
		drm 'test01.*.txt'
	Delete all datasets owned with a high level qualifier pattern of 
	TEST?? followed by the qualifier PROJ23.
		drm 'test??.proj23.*'
	Delete the dataset IBMUSER.MY.JCL. Do not issue a message if the 
	dataset does not exist.
		drm -f ibmuser.my.jcl.
	Delete the datasets that match IBMUSER.PROJ22.* and the datasets that
	match IBMUSER.PROJ23.*
		drm 'ibmuser.proj22.*' 'ibmuser.proj23.*'

EXIT VALUES

	0               drm completed without error.
	
	1               dataset specified by dataset pattern does not exist.
	
	non-zero        Errors occurred. See error messages for details.

SEE ALSO

dls(1)