02-17-2009
Thanks whiteboard/nilesh,
I don't want to change umask value and Looks like we cannot give permission while creating empty file.
Cheers,
gehlnar
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delete_directory
delete directory(1m) delete directory(1m)
NAME
delete directory - Deletes a directory
SYNOPSIS
cdscp delete directory directory-name
ARGUMENTS
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.
Privilege Required
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