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file-spec

Qualifiers

/PAGEFILE

/SWAPFILE

/ALL

/INDEX

SYSGEN DEINSTALL — VMS 5.4-3

  Deinstalls a page or swap file. Requires CMKRNL privilege.
  Any file installed with the SYSGEN INSTALL command can be
  deinstalled.

  If the specified file is being actively used by processes,
  this command simply marks the file as "deinstall pending".
  This prevents any new assignments or reservations to the
  file from occuring. When all outstanding references to the
  file have been removed, the deinstallation will complete.

  Files in the "deinstall pending" state are identified in the
  SHOW MEMORY/FILES display.

  Format:

   DEINSTALL file-spec /[PAGEFILE] [SWAPFILE]
            or
   DEINSTALL/ALL
            or
   DEINSTALL/INDEX=n

  Example:

   DEINSTALL DRA1:[SYSEXE]PAGEFILE.SYS /PAGEFILE

Additional information available:

file-specQualifiers

file-spec

  Specifies the name of a file that is to be deinstalled as a
  page or swap file.

Qualifiers

Additional information available:

/PAGEFILE/SWAPFILE/ALL/INDEX

/PAGEFILE

 /PAGEFILE

  Specifies that the file to be deinstalled is a pagefile.

/SWAPFILE

 /SWAPFILE

  Specifies that the file to be deinstalled is a swapfile.

/ALL

 /ALL

  Deinstalls all page and swap files currently installed on the system.
  This command is most useful during an orderly system shutdown procedure
  where all disk volumes are being dismounted.

  No other parameters or qualifiers are allowed.

  Format:

   DEINSTALL/ALL

/INDEX

 /INDEX=n

  Deinstalls a page or swap file specified by page file index.
  The page file index is presented in the SHOW MEMORY/FILES/FULL
  display as "Paging File Number".

  No other parameters or qualifiers are allowed.

  Format:

   DEINSTALL/INDEX=n

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