| ## delete directory(8cds) Deletes a directory Synopsis cdscp delete directory directory-name Arguments directory-name The full name of the directory. Description The delete directory command deletes a directory. The directory cannot contain any object entries, soft links, or child pointers. The master replica must be the only remaining replica in the cell. Use the delete replica command if you need to remove read-only replicas. Privileges Required You must have d (delete) permission to the directory and w (write) permission to the clearinghouse that stores the master replica of the directory. The server principal needs A (Admin) permission to the parent directory or d (delete) permission to the child pointer that points to the directory you intend to delete. Notes This command is replaced at Revision 1.1 by the dcecp command and may not be provided in future releases of DCE. Examples The following command deletes the directory /.:/eng from the namespace: cdscp> delete directory /.:/eng Related Information Commands: create directory(8cds) delete replica(8cds) list directory(8cds) set directory(8cds) set directory to skulk(8cds) show directory(8cds) ##