ClearCase Reference Manual, Release 4.0, Windows

rmattr

Removes an attribute from an object

APPLICABILITY

ClearCase (cleartool subcommand), Attache (command)

SYNOPSIS

rmattr [ -c·omment comment | -cfi·le comment-file-pname |-cq·uery | -cqe·ach | -nc·omment ]: { [ -ver·sion version-selector ] [ -pna·me ]
attribute-type-selector pname ...
| attribute-type-selector object-selector ... }

DESCRIPTION

The rmattr command removes one or more attributes from VOB-database objects. Attributes can be attached to objects by the mkattr command and by triggers (mktrtype -mkattr). See the mkattr reference page for a list of objects to which attributes can be attached.

rmattr deletes an instance of an attribute type object. To delete the attribute type object itself or to delete the type object and all its instances, use the rmtype command.

PERMISSIONS AND LOCKS

Permissions Checking: For each object processed, you must be one of the following: element group member, element owner, object group member, object owner, VOB owner, member of the ClearCase group. See the permissions reference page.

Locks: An error occurs if any of the following objects are locked: VOB, element type, element, branch type, branch, object type, object, attribute type.

OPTIONS AND ARGUMENTS

EVENT RECORDS AND COMMENTS. Default: Creates one or more event records, with commenting controlled by your .clearcase_profile file (default: -nc). See CUSTOMIZING COMMENT HANDLING in the comments reference page. Comments can be edited with chevent.

-c·omment comment | -cfi·le comment-file-pname |-cq·uery | -cqe·ach | -nc·omment: Overrides the default with the option you specify. See the comments reference page.

SPECIFYING THE ATTRIBUTE TO BE REMOVED. Default: None.

attribute-type-selector: An existing attribute type. Specify attribute-type-selector in the form [attype:]type-name[@vob-selector]

`type-name`	Name of the attribute type
`vob-selector`	Object-selector for a VOB, in the form [vob:]`pname-in-vob`. The `pname-in-vob` can be the pathname of the VOB-tag (whether or not the VOB is mounted) or of any file-system object within the VOB (if the VOB is mounted).

SPECIFYING AN OBJECT. Default: None.

pname ...: One or more pathnames, indicating file-system objects from which attributes are to be removed. If you don't use the -version option:

A standard or view-extended pathname to an element specifies the version in the view.

A VOB-extended pathname specifies an element, branch, or version-independent of view.

: See the mkattr reference page for examples of pname arguments.

-pna·me: Indicates that pname is a pathname. You must use this option if pname has the form of an object selector.

-ver·sion version-selector: Specifies the version from which the attribute is to be removed. See the version_selector reference page for syntax details.

object-selector ...: One or more names of non-file-system objects from which attributes are to be removed. Specify object-selector in one of the following forms:

`vob-selector`	vob:`pname-in-vob`
		`pname-in-vob` can be the pathname of the VOB-tag (whether or not the VOB is mounted) or of any file-system object within the VOB (if the VOB is mounted). It cannot be the pathname of the VOB storage directory.
`attribute-type-selector`	attype:`type-name`[@`vob-selector`]
`branch-type-selector`	brtype:`type-name`[@`vob-selector`]
`element-type-selector`	eltype:`type-name`[@`vob-selector`]
`hyperlink-type-selector`	hltype:`type-name`[@`vob-selector`]
`label-type-selector`	lbtype:`type-name`[@`vob-selector`]
`trigger-type-selector`	trtype:`type-name`[@`vob-selector`]
`pool-selector`	pool:`pool-name`[@`vob-selector`]
`hlink-selector`	hlink:`hlink-id`[@`vob-selector`]
`oid-obj-selector`	oid:`object-oid`[@`vob-selector`]

The following object selector is valid only if you use MultiSite:
`replica-selector`	replica:`replica-name`[@`vob-selector`]

EXAMPLES

Examples including wildcards or quoting are written for use in cleartool interactive mode. If you use cleartool single-command mode, you may need to change the wildcards and quoting to make your command interpreter process the command appropriately.

In cleartool single-command mode, cmd-context represents the command interpreter prompt. In cleartool interactive mode, cmd-context represents the interactive cleartool prompt. In Attache, cmd-context represents the workspace prompt.

Remove the Confidence_Level attribute from the version of msg.c in the view.

cmd-context rmattr Confidence_Level msg.c Removed attribute "Confidence_Level" from "msg.c@@\main\1".

Remove the attribute TESTED from the most recent version of hello.h on the main branch that has the attribute value "FALSE".

cmd-context rmattr -version '\main\{TESTED=="FALSE"}' TESTED hello.h

Removed attribute "TESTED" from "hello.h@@\main\2".

Remove the Responsible attribute from the main branch of hello.c.

cmd-context rmattr Responsible hello.c@@\main

Removed attribute "Responsible" from "hello.c@@\main".

Remove the Author attribute from a hyperlink of type DesignDoc.

cmd-context rmattr Author hlink:DesignDoc@393@\users_hw

Removed attribute "Author" from "DesignDoc@393@\users_hw".