Distributed Name Service (DNS) Management Operations Manual

DELETE COMPOSITE
The DNSCOM Commands
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DELETE COMPOSITE The DELETE COMPOSITE command purges composite names and their definitions
from the DNS database.
DELETE { [ COMPOSITE ] composite } [ at-part ] [ ! ]
{ COMPOSITE * [ IN group ] }
{ composite type * [ IN group ] }
where at-part is:
AT { \ system | name manager }
COMPOSITE
may be omitted if composite is unique in the command name manager’s
database.
composite
is the name of a composite object to be deleted.
COMPOSITE *
means that all composite names in the command name manager’s database (or in a
specified group) are to be included for deletion.
group
is the name of a group. When specified, only composites that are members of the
group are included for deletion.
composite type *
means that all composites of the specified type are to be included for deletion.
{ \ system | name manager }
is a system or name manager where the command is to be executed. If omitted,
the current name manager is assumed.
!
If present, DNSCOM does not prompt for confirmation before deleting each name.
If omitted, DNSCOM prompts for confirmation. At each prompt, you have the
following options: retain the composite name, delete the composite name, delete
all remaining composite names specified by the delete expression, or abort the
command.