# DELETE-INDEX

# Description

The DELETE-INDEX command deletes indexes on jBase files

delete-index -Options filename { {indexname {indexname ...}} | * }

Where Options can be:

Option	Description
-a	delete ALL indexes in the file
-S	silent option

This command is called to delete one or more index definitions that are associated with a file. All the space taken by the index is released to the file overflow space (but not necessarily the operating system file free space).

Option -a causes all index definitions to be deleted. Without option -a you need to specify one or more index name on the command line.

Example: Delete ALL the index definitions for file PRODUCTS

jsh --> DELETE-INDEX -a PRODUCTS
jsh --> DELETE-INDEX PRODUCTS *

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Example: Delete the index name "value" in the file PRODUCTS

jsh --> delete-index PRODUCTS value

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