To remove an element name from a directory

About this task

You can remove the name of an element or VOB symbolic link from a directory version.

If you are using DevOps ClearCase® Explorer, in the Details pane, right-click an element and click Delete. In a snapshot view, this action implicitly performs an update operation on the affected elements.

To remove an element name from a directory using the command line, open a command prompt and perform the following procedure:

Procedure

  1. Check out the parent directory.
  2. Enter the following command:
    
    cleartool rmname element-name
    
  3. Check in the parent directory.