delete child(8cds)
Deletes a child pointer from the namespace
Synopsis
cdscp delete child child-name
Arguments
child-name
The full name of the child pointer.
Description
The delete child command deletes a child pointer from the namespace.
Privileges Required
You must have d (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.
Examples
The following command deletes the child pointer that accidentally remains after the /.:/sales/east directory is deleted:
cdscp> delete child /.:/sales/east
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