DROP SNAPSHOT

Delete an existing snapshot and all files referenced only by this snapshot.

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Synopsis

DROP SNAPSHOT repository_name.snapshot_name

Description

Delete a snapshot from a repository and all files only referenced by this snapshot.

If this statement is executed against a snapshot that is currently being created, the creation is aborted and all files created so far are deleted.

Parameters

repository_name

The name of the repository the snapshot is stored in as ident.

snapshot_name

The name of the snapshot to drop as ident.