delete-collection.pl

delete-collection.pl deletes a collection, including its gathered documents, indexes, configuration, scheduled updates and logs. It also removes references to the collection from user configuration files.

delete-collection.pl <collection config>

Arguments

• The collection configuration file must be specified, and must be a filesystem path to an existing, readable and valid collection configuration file.

Function

delete-collection.pl will delete all data and configuration associated with the collection, including:

• gathered documents
• indexes
• configuration
• scheduled updates
• logs
• reports (including the collection directory under reports_temp)
• references to the deleted collection in other configuration files

Other

delete-collection.pl will not delete a collection that is currently updating, or in any state other than "normal" (serving queries only). There is no undo function after deleting a collection, and the script does not prompt the user to check if it is deleting the right collection. It will delete files under the collection_root, even if they are symlinked to the systems root or other important directory. It should be used with care.