The DELETE command removes a name, region, or segment from the Global Directory. The DELETE command does not delete any actual data. However, database files that do not have mapped global variables will not be accessed except through extended references, and should not be accessed at all with replication.

The format of the DELETE command is:

    D[ELETE]/N[AME] name-space
    D[ELETE]/R[EGION] region-name
    D[ELETE]/S[EGMENT] segment-name
    

The DELETE command requires specification of an object-type and object-name.

Deleting a name removes the name-to-region mapping. Deleting a region unmaps all names mapped to the region. Deleting a segment unmaps the region mapped to the segment.

You may map the deleted names to another region or the deleted region to another segment using the CHANGE command.

The default name-space (*) cannot be deleted.

Example:

    
            
    GDE> DEL/NAME T*
    
    
    
         

This command deletes the explicit mapping of all global names starting with the letter "T." This command does not delete any global variables.