Delete a data set or data set member permanently.
Usage
zowe zos-files delete data-set <dataSetName> [options]
Positional Arguments
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dataSetName (string)
- The name of the data set that you want to delete
Required Options
Options
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--ignore-not-found | -i | --inf (boolean)
- Suppress errors if the data set does not exist.
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--volume | --vol (string)
- The volume serial (VOLSER) where the data set resides. The option is required only when the data set is not catalogued on the system.
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--response-timeout | --rto (number)
- The maximum amount of time in seconds the z/OSMF Files TSO servlet should run before returning a response. Any request exceeding this amount of time will be terminated and return an error. Allowed values: 5 - 600
Zosmf Connection Options
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--host | -H (string)
- The z/OSMF server host name.
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--port | -P (number)
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The z/OSMF server port.
Default value: 443
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--user | -u (string)
- Mainframe (z/OSMF) user name, which can be the same as your TSO login.
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--password | --pass | --pw (string)
- Mainframe (z/OSMF) password, which can be the same as your TSO password.
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--reject-unauthorized | --ru (boolean)
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--base-path | --bp (string)
- The base path for your API mediation layer instance. Specify this option to prepend the base path to all z/OSMF resources when making REST requests. Do not specify this option if you are not using an API mediation layer.
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--protocol (string)
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--cert-file (local file path)
- The file path to a certificate file to use for authentication
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--cert-key-file (local file path)
- The file path to a certificate key file to use for authentication
Profile Options
Base Connection Options
Examples
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Delete the data set named 'ibmuser.cntl':
zowe zos-files delete data-set "ibmuser.cntl" -f
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Delete the data set member named 'ibmuser.cntl(mem)':
zowe zos-files delete data-set "ibmuser.cntl(mem)" -f
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Quietly delete a data set, suppressing errors if it doesn't exist:
zowe zos-files delete data-set "ibmuser.cntl(mem)" -fi