Use  the   DELETE   command   to   delete   dictionary   directories,
 subdictionaries,  and  objects,  as  well  as their history lists and
 access control lists.

 Because the children of a dictionary directory or  subdictionary  are
 always  deleted  with  their  parent,  the  command has qualifiers to
 determine whether directories or subdictionaries with children should
 be deleted.

 Command Syntax:

   DELETE [qualifiers] path-name [, path-name]...

Additional information available:

parametersprivilegesqualifiers

/HISTORY/PROTECTION

 path-name

 Specifies the subdictionaries, dictionary directories, or objects  to
 be  deleted.  You can use the wildcards % and * in the path name.  If
 you use *, DMU deletes every directory and object in  the  directory,
 including  all  versions  of an object.  You cannot use > or @ except
 with /HISTORY and /PROTECTION.  If you are using a  terminal  of  the
 VT200 family, you can use 8-bit characters in path names.

 Type "HELP specify path-name" for further information.

  o  To use the DELETE command, you need PASS_THRU and EXTEND  at  the
     parents of the target dictionary directories, subdictionaries, or
     objects.

  o  To use /ALL or /NOCHECK, you need  GLOBAL_DELETE  at  the  target
     dictionary directories or subdictionaries.

  o  If you do not use /ALL or /NOCHECK, you need either GLOBAL_DELETE
     or   LOCAL_DELETE   at   the   target   dictionary   directories,
     subdictionaries, and objects.

  o  If you specify /HISTORY, you need  PASS_THRU,  LOCAL_DELETE,  and
     SEE  privileges on the target sub-dictionaries, dictionaries, and
     objects.

  o  If you  specify  /PROTECTION,  you  need  PASS_THRU  and  CONTROL
     privileges  on  the sub-dictionaries, dictionary directories, and
     objects whose access control lists are to be purged.

Additional information available:

/ALL/CHECK/LOG/SUBDICTIONARY/TYPE

 Syntax:

     /ALL

 Use  /ALL  to  delete   the   specified   dictionary   directory   or
 subdictionary and all its descendants.  Note that /ALL and /CHECK are
 opposites.  If you do not specify /ALL, then /CHECK is the default.

 Syntax:

     /[NO]CHECK

 If you specify /CHECK, a dictionary  directory  or  subdictionary  is
 deleted  only  if  it  has  no children.  /CHECK is the default.  Use
 /NOCHECK  to   delete   the   specified   dictionary   directory   or
 subdictionary and all its descendants.  Note that /ALL and /CHECK are
 opposites.

 Syntax:

     /LOG [= file-specification]
     /NOLOG

 Use /LOG to create a list  of  the  given  names  of  the  dictionary
 directories,  subdictionaries,  and objects deleted.  However, if you
 specify  /ALL  or  /NOCHECK  to  delete  a  dictionary  directory  or
 subdictionary  with  children,  /LOG  does  not list the names of the
 deleted children.

 The file specification is a standard VMS  file  specification  naming
 the  file  into  which  the log is written.  The default file type is
 .LOG.  If you use /LOG without specifying a file, DMU writes the  log
 to SYS$OUTPUT.  With /NOLOG, no list is created.

 The default is /NOLOG.

 Syntax:

     /[NO]SUBDICTIONARY

 Use  /SUBDICTIONARY  to  delete  a  subdictionary  pointer  and   the
 directories   and   objects   in   the   subdictionary   file.    Use
 /NOSUBDICTIONARY to delete  a  subdictionary  pointer,  but  not  the
 directories and objects in the file to which it points.

 The  subdictionary  files  themselves  are  never  deleted.   If  you
 recreate    a    subdictionary   you   deleted   earlier   with   the
 /NOSUBDICTIONARY qualifier, the new subdictionary again points to the
 file,  and  the  dictionary directories and objects in the file again
 become part of the directory hierarchy.

 The default is /NOSUBDICTIONARY.

 Syntax:

     /TYPE = (type-specification [, type-specification]...)

 Use /TYPE to specify a particular type  of  dictionary  directory  or
 object to be deleted.  Other types remain undeleted.

 A type specification names a type, such as DTR$DOMAIN or  CDD$RECORD,
 to be deleted.  You can use the wildcard characters % and * in a type
 specification.  The parentheses are optional if you specify only  one
 type.

 Note that when you delete a subdictionary  or  dictionary  directory,
 you also delete its descendants.

 Use the DELETE/HISTORY command to purge history lists.  You have  the
 option  of  specifying  the number of entries or the creation date of
 the earliest entry you wish to save.

 Command Syntax:

   DELETE/HISTORY [qualifiers] path-name [,path-name]...

Additional information available:

privilegesqualifiers

 You need PASS_THRU, LOCAL_DELETE, and SEE at  the  target  dictionary
 directories, subdictionaries, or objects.

Additional information available:

/BEFORE/KEEP/TYPE

 Syntax:


     /BEFORE = time-specification

 Use /BEFORE to specify the creation time of the oldest  history  list
 entry  you  want  to  save.   All  entries  made before that time are
 deleted.

 Time is specified as the  VAX  standard  time  of  day:   dd-mmm-yyyy
 hh:mm:ss.ss.   You  may  omit any of the fields, but you must include
 the punctuation (hyphen, colon, period) following any  leading  field
 you omit.  Omitted fields default to the current time of day.

 You cannot specify both /BEFORE and /KEEP in the same command line.

 Syntax:

     /KEEP = number

 Use /KEEP to specify how many history list entries you want to  save.
 DMU  then deletes all but that number of the most recent history list
 entries.

 You cannot specify both /BEFORE and /KEEP in the same  command  line.
 If you do not specify either /BEFORE or /KEEP, the default is /KEEP =
 0, and all history list entries are deleted.

 Syntax:

     /TYPE = (type-specification [, type-specification]...)

 Use /TYPE to specify a particular type  of  dictionary  directory  or
 object whose history lists you want to purge.

 A type specification names a type, such as DTR$DOMAIN or  CDD$RECORD,
 whose  history  list  entries  are  to  be  deleted.  You can use the
 wildcard characters % and * in a type specification.  The parentheses
 are optional if you specify only one type.

 Use DELETE/PROTECTION to delete access control list entries.  You can
 delete the entire list or only those entries you specify.

 You can also use the SET PROTECTION/EDIT  command  to  delete  access
 control list entries.

 Command Syntax:

   DELETE/PROTECTION [qualifiers] path-name [, path-name]...

Additional information available:

privilegesqualifiers

 You need PASS_THRU and CONTROL at the  target  dictionary  directory,
 subdictionary, or object.

Additional information available:

/AUDIT/POSITION/TYPE

 Syntax:
     /AUDIT [= (quoted-string [, quoted-string]...)]
     /AUDIT=file-specification
     /NOAUDIT

 Use /AUDIT to create history list entries auditing the purge  of  the
 access control lists.

 You can include explanatory text in history list entries in two ways:

  o  By including quoted  strings.   Enclose  each  quoted  string  in
     double  quotation  marks,  and  enclose  the series of strings in
     parentheses.  The parentheses are optional if  you  specify  only
     one quoted string.

  o  By specifying a file whose contents are to  be  included  in  the
     history  list  entry.   The  file specification is a standard VMS
     file specification, and the default file type is .DAT.   You  can
     include  no  more  than 64 input strings in a history list entry.
     DMU ignores any excess.

 With /NOAUDIT, no history list entries are created.  The  default  is
 /NOAUDIT.

 Syntax:

     /POSITION = position-specification

 Use /POSITION to specify the relative position or  positions  of  the
 entries you want to delete.

 The position specification can be any of the following:

     ALL                    Indicates all entries.
     number                 Indicates only one entry.
     (number [,number]...)  Indicates several entries.

 You may specify a maximum of 64 entries with the /POSITION qualifier.

 Syntax:

     /TYPE = (type-specification [, type-specification]...)

 Use /TYPE to specify a particular type  of  dictionary  directory  or
 object whose access control list entries are to be purged.

 A type specification names a type, such as DTR$DOMAIN or  CDD$RECORD,
 whose  access  control  lists  are  to  be  deleted.  You can use the
 wildcard characters % and * in a type specification.  The parentheses
 are optional if you specify only one type.