cleardumps

Use the cleardumps command to clear (or delete) the various dump directories on a specified node or node canister.

Syntax

cleardumps    -prefix  directory_or_file_filter   

Parameters

-prefixdirectory_or_file_filter
(Required) Specifies the directory, files, or both to be cleared. If a directory is specified, with no file filter, all relevant dump or log files in that directory are cleared. You can use the following directory arguments (filters):
  • /dumps (clears all files in all subdirectories)
  • /dumps/cimom
  • /dumps/configs
  • /dumps/easytier
  • /dumps/elogs
  • /dumps/feature
  • /dumps/iostats
  • /dumps/iotrace
  • /dumps/mdisk
  • /home/admin/update
In addition to the directory, you can specify a filter file. For example, if you specify /dumps/elogs/*.txt, all files in the /dumps/elogs directory that end in .txt are cleared.
Note: The following rules apply to the use of wildcards when using the CLI:
  • The wildcard character is an asterisk (*).
  • The command can contain a maximum of one wildcard.
  • With a wildcard, you must use double quotation marks (" ") around the filter entry, such as in the following entry:
    >cleardumps -prefix "/dumps/elogs/*.txt"

Description

. If no node is specified, the configuration node is cleared.

You can clear all the dumps directories by specifying /dumps as the directory variable.

You can clear all the files in a single directory by specifying one of the directory variables.

You can use this command to clear specific files in a given directory by specifying a directory or file name. You can use the wildcard character as part of the file name.
Note: To preserve the configuration and trace files, any files that match the following wildcard patterns are not cleared:
  • *svc.config*
  • *.trc
  • *.trc.old

An invocation example

cleardumps -prefix /dumps/configs

The resulting output:

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An invocation example

cleardumps -prefix /dumps/easytier node_2

The resulting output:

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