1 08/02/84 unpopulate_mrds_db, umdb
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3 Syntax as a command: umdb database_path -control_args
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6 Function: This command deletes all existing data stored in the given
7 data base, returning it to the unpopulated state. It is primarily a
8 data base application development tool.
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11 Arguments:
12 database_path
13 is the relative or absolute pathname, with or without suffix, of the
14 data base that is to have all tuples in all relations deleted.
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17 Control arguments:
18 -force, -fc
19 causes the data to be deleted without querying the user.
20 -no_force, -nfc
21 causes the user to be queried as to whether he really wishes to
22 delete all data in the data base as a safety measure against
23 inadvertently typing in the wrong data base name. This is the
24 default.
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27 Notes: Only a DBA can use this command.
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29 If there is no data in the data base, no error will be issued.
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31 The command display_mrds_db_population can be used to check the current
32 tuple count of the relations.