dsscheckpointretention - DSS 6 | Data Source Solutions Documentation
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dsscheckpointretention
Usage
<b>dsscheckpointretention</b> [<b>-p</b><em>purge_seconds</em>] <em>checkpointfilepath</em>
Description
Command dsscheckpointretention displays the checkpoint files available in the directory defined by checkpointfilepath. Also, this command with option -p allows you to purge/delete the checkpoints available in the checkpointfilepath directory.
For more information, see Tuning Capture Checkpoints.
Options
This section describes the options available for command dsscheckpointretention.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| -ppurge_seconds | Purge checkpoints older than the specified time in purge_seconds. The format for purge_seconds can be in any of the following time formats: hh:mm:ss, mm:ss, or ss. Checkpoints are purged only if there is a checkpoint newer than purge_seconds available in checkpointfilepath directory. |
Examples
This section provides examples of using the dsscheckpointretention command.
Example 1. View checkpoint files
The following command displays the checkpoint files available in the /home/dss/dss_config/capckpretain/myhub/mychannel/src directory.
dsscheckpointretention /home/dss/dss_config/capckpretain/myhub/mychannel/src
Example 2. Delete checkpoint files
The following command deletes checkpoint files older than 24 hours.
dsscheckpointretention -p 24h /home/dss/dss_config/capckpretain/myhub/mychannel/src