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.