NAME

delete child - Deletes a child pointer from the namespace

SYNOPSIS

cdscp delete child child-name

ARGUMENTS

child-nameThe full name of the child pointer. 

DESCRIPTION

The delete child command deletes a child pointer from the namespace. 

Privilege Required

You must have delete permission to the child pointer or administer permission to the parent directory. 

NOTES

Use the delete child command only when the directory to which the child pointer refers is deleted and the child pointer accidentally remains.  This command is replaced at Revision 1.1 by the dcecp command and may not be provided in future releases of DCE. 

EXAMPLE

The following command deletes the child pointer that accidentally remains after the /.:/sales/east directory is deleted:

cdscp> delete child /.:/sales/east

RELATED INFORMATION

Commands: create child(1m), list child(1m), show child(1m)

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