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asadmin-delete-domain(1AS)					   User Commands					asadmin-delete-domain(1AS)

NAME

       asadmin-delete-domain, delete-domain - deletes the givendomain

SYNOPSIS

       delete-domain [--terse=false] [--echo=false] [--domaindir install_dir/domains] domain_name

       delete-domain  deletes  the  specified  domain.	The domain must already exist and must be stopped. This command is supported in local mode
       only.

OPTIONS

       --domaindir	       directory where the domain is to be deleted. If specified, path must be accessible in the filesystem. If not speci-
			       fied, the domain in the default install_dir/domains directory is deleted.

       --terse		       indicates that any output data must be very concise, typically avoiding human-friendly sentences and favoring well-
			       formatted data for consumption by a script. Default is false.

       --echo		       setting to true will echo the command line statement on the standard output. Default is false.

OPERANDS

       domain_name	       name of the domain. Must be a unique name.

       Example 1: Using delete-domain

       asadmin> delete-domain sampleDomain
       deleted domain sampleDomain successfully

       Where: the sampleDomain domain is deleted.

EXIT STATUS

       0		       command executed successfully

       1		       error in executing the command

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