Distributed Name Service (DNS) Management Operations Manual
DELETE COMPOSITETYPE
The DNSCOM Commands
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DELETE
COMPOSITETYPE
The DELETE COMPOSITETYPE command purges composite type names and their
definitions from the DNS database. This command may be used only in definition
mode.
DELETE { [ COMPOSITETYPE ]
composite type
} [
at-part
] [ ! ]
{ COMPOSITETYPE * }
where
at-part
is:
AT { \
system
|
name manager
}
COMPOSITETYPE
may be omitted if
composite type
is unique in the command name manager’s
database.
composite type
is the name of a composite type to be deleted.
COMPOSITETYPE *
means all composite types in the command name manager’s database 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 type, delete the composite type, delete all
remaining composite types specified by the delete expression, or abort the
command.