delete - UDM Command

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Jul 03, 2023
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Syntax

delete logical-name=file-specification

Description

The delete command deletes a file (or series of files if file-specification contains any wildcards) from the transfer server with the corresponding logical name.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

logical-name

Server from which you want to delete the file(s).

file-specification

File or files to be deleted; it can be a single filename or a complete path to a file or directory.

The filename (or filename portion of the path) can contain wildcard characters:

  • Wildcard * represents zero or more characters.
  • Wildcard ? indicates a single character.

In z/OS, wildcards can be used on sequential data sets.

Examples

To delete all members of a PDS:

delete local='my.pds.name(*)'


To delete all files in a single directory level:

delete local=/mydir/*


To delete a single file:

delete local=myfile.txt