| Where allowed to run: All environments (*ALL) Threadsafe: No |
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The Delete Overlay (DLTOVL) command deletes an overlay from the specified library. If the overlay is found, it is deleted. If the overlay is not found, a message is sent to the user stating that the overlay could not be found.
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| Keyword | Description | Choices | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVL | Overlay | Qualified object name | Required, Positional 1 |
| Qualifier 1: Overlay | Generic name, name | ||
| Qualifier 2: Library | Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB, *USRLIBL, *ALL, *ALLUSR |
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Specifies the overlay to delete. A specific overlay or a generic overlay can be specified.
This is a required parameter.
Qualifier 1: Overlay
Qualifier 2: Library
#CGULIB #DSULIB #SEULIB #COBLIB #RPGLIB #DFULIB #SDALIB
Although the following Qxxx libraries are provided by IBM, they typically contain user data that changes frequently. Therefore, these libraries are considered user libraries and are also searched:
QDSNX QRCLxxxxx QUSRDIRDB QUSRVI QGPL QSRVAGT QUSRIJS QUSRVxRxMx QGPL38 QSYS2 QUSRINFSKR QMGTC QSYS2xxxxx QUSRNOTES QMGTC2 QS36F QUSROND QMPGDATA QUSER38 QUSRPOSGS QMQMDATA QUSRADSM QUSRPOSSA QMQMPROC QUSRBRM QUSRPYMSVR QPFRDATA QUSRDIRCF QUSRRDARS QRCL QUSRDIRCL QUSRSYS
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Example 1: Deleting Overlays in All Libraries
DLTOVL OVL(*ALL/OVL1)
This command deletes all the overlays named OVL1 in all the libraries, including all IBM-supplied libraries.
Example 2: Deleting Overlays in Current Library
DLTOVL OVL(*CURLIB/OV*)
This command deletes all the overlays that begin with the letters 'OV' in the current library.
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