Installation and User's Guide

Table 71. Delete Backup command: Related options (continued)OptionWhere to usetimeformat “Timeformat” Client options file (dsm.opt) or command line.on page 494todate “Todate” on page Command line, and in the GUI find function.497totime “Totime” on page Command line, and in the GUI find function.498Delete FilespaceExamplesTaskTaskTaskTaskDelete all active file objects from file space abc in the proj directory.Command: delete backup {abc}\proj\*Delete all inactive files with names ending in .txt backed up from thec:\plan\proj1 directory and its subdirectories.Command: delete backup c:\plan\proj1\*.txt -deltype=inactive-subdir=yesDelete selected active files backed up from the c:\project directory. Usethe -pick option to display a list of backup copies that match the filespecification. From the list, you can select which versions to delete.Command: delete backup c:\project\* -pickDelete all active and inactive versions of files and subdirectories inc:\user\myproject.Command: delete backup c:\user\myproject\* -deltype=allNote: The backup versions of directory object c:\user\myproject are notdeleted.Related information“Filelist” on page 379The delete filespace command deletes file spaces in Tivoli Storage Manager serverstorage. A file space is a logical space on the server that contains files you backedup or archived.Tivoli Storage Manager assigns a separate file space on the server for eachworkstation file system from which you back up or archive files. The file spacename is the same as the UNC name.When you enter the delete filespace command, a list of your file spaces isdisplayed. From this list, select the file space that you want to delete.Your Tivoli Storage Manager administrator must give you authority to delete a filespace. You need BACKDEL authority if the file space you want to delete containsbackup versions, or ARCHDEL authority if the file space contains archive copies. Ifthe file space contains both backup versions and archive copies, you need bothtypes of authority.562 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Backup-Archive Clients: Installation and User's Guide