The DELETE command removes a name, region, or segment from the Global Directory. The DELETE command does not delete any actual data. When you unmap a name from a file the global directory in question no longer provides access to any existing data for that name in that file; other global directories may continue to map that data. See the Replication chapter for restrictions on using multiple global directories 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 although it may prevent access to them using this global directory.