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The expire command inactivates the backup objects you specify in the file specification or with the filelist option.
When working in interactive mode, a prompt notifies you before files are expired.
The expire command does not remove workstation files. If you expire a file or directory that still exists on your workstation, the file or directory is backed up again during the next incremental backup unless the object is excluded by include-exclude processing.
If you expire a directory that contains active files, those files will not appear in a subsequent query from the GUI. However, these files will display on the command line if you specify the proper query with a wildcard character for the directory.
Syntax
>>-EXPire--+----------+---- filespec--------------------------->< '- options-'
Parameters
Note: If the user specifies filelist, then pick is ignored.
Examples
Command: dsmc expire sys:ann/letter1.txt
Command: dsmc expire sys:admin/mydir/*