| Where allowed to run: All environments (*ALL) Threadsafe: Yes |
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The Reclaim Object Links (RCLLNK) command allows a single object or a group of objects to be reclaimed.
The RCLLNK command can be used to reclaim a directory tree where the directory, its contents, and the contents of all of its subdirectories are reclaimed. A subtree reclaim will attempt to reclaim as many objects as possible. A diagnostic message will be sent for each object that cannot be reclaimed. Additionally, an informational message will be sent if a specific problem is corrected, or a diagnostic message will be sent if a specific problem is unable to be corrected. If all of the objects have been reclaimed, with all of the problems corrected, then a completion message will be sent. Otherwise, an escape message will be sent.
The RCLLNK command does the following:
A full Reclaim Storage (RCLSTG) fixes the above problems, as well as others such as lost objects or problems which require the system to be in a restricted state. Unlike RCLSTG, the system does not have to be in a restricted state to run RCLLNK.
For more information about integrated file system commands, see the Integrated file system information in the iSeries Information Center at http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/infocenter.
Restrictions:
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| Keyword | Description | Choices | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBJ | Object | Path name | Required, Positional 1 |
| SUBTREE | Directory subtree | *DIR, *NONE, *ALL | Optional, Positional 2 |
| DMGOBJOPT | Damaged object option | Element list | Optional |
| Element 1: Usable objects | *KEEP, *DELETE | ||
| Element 2: Unusable objects | *DELETE, *KEEP |
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Specifies the path name of the object to be reclaimed. The object must be in the "root" (/), QOpenSys, or a user-defined file system. The object path name can be either a simple name or a name that is qualified with the name of the directory in which the object is located. A pattern cannot be specified ('*' or '?'). If the path name is qualified, it must be enclosed in apostrophes.
RCLLNK will not follow symbolic links for the last component in the path name.
If the last component in the path name is a block special file (*BLKSF) then only the block special file object will be reclaimed, not the user-defined file system that it represents.
The last component name in the path name cannot be '.' (dot) or '..' (dot-dot).
The effective root directory must be the "root" (/). Refer to the i5/OS PASE chroot command in the iSeries Information Center at http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/infocenter for more information.
For more information on specifying path names, refer to "Object naming rules" in the CL concepts and reference topic in the iSeries Information Center at http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/infocenter.
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Specifies whether or not to reclaim the objects within the subtree if the object specified by the Object (OBJ) parameter is a directory.
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Specifies how damaged objects are handled that are considered usable or unusable. If no operations can be performed on a damaged object it is considered unusable. Otherwise, it is considered usable.
Deleting a usable damaged directory object will cause all its contents and the contents of all its subdirectories to become lost. These lost objects will need to be restored from media or can be recovered via a RCLSTG. The contents of an unusable damaged directory object are already lost.
The following considerations apply:
Element 1: Usable objects
Element 2: Unusable objects
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Example 1: Reclaim Object Links for a Directory
RCLLNK OBJ('/MYOBJ') SUBTREE(*DIR)
The object MYOBJ will be reclaimed. If MYOBJ is a directory, all of the objects this directory contains will be reclaimed because *DIR is specified for the SUBTREE parameter.
Example 2: Reclaim Object Links for an Object
RCLLNK OBJ('/MYOBJ') SUBTREE(*NONE)
Only the object MYOBJ will be reclaimed because *NONE is specified for the SUBTREE parameter.
Example 3: Reclaim Object Links for a Directory Subtree
RCLLNK OBJ('/MYOBJ') SUBTREE(*ALL)
The object MYOBJ will be reclaimed. If MYOBJ is a directory, all of the objects this directory contains, as well as all of the objects contained in the subdirectories, will be reclaimed because *ALL is specified for the SUBTREE parameter.
Example 4: Reclaim Damaged Objects in a Directory Subtree
RCLLNK OBJ('/MYDIR') SUBTREE(*ALL) DMGOBJOPT(*KEEP *DELETE)
If the MYDIR directory is not damaged, keep all usable damaged objects and delete all unusable damaged objects found in the directory subtree of MYDIR. All other problems found are corrected, if necessary and possible.
Example 5: Search for All Damaged Objects in a Directory Subtree
RCLLNK OBJ('/MYOBJ') SUBTREE(*ALL) DMGOBJOPT(*KEEP *KEEP)
Check MYOBJ for damage. If MYOBJ is a directory, search for all damaged objects found in the directory subtree of MYOBJ. All other problems found are corrected, if necessary and possible.
Example 6: Delete All Damaged Objects in a Directory Subtree
RCLLNK OBJ('/MYOBJ') SUBTREE(*ALL) DMGOBJOPT(*DELETE *DELETE)
Delete MYOBJ if it is damaged. If MYOBJ is a directory that is not damaged, delete all damaged objects found in the directory subtree of MYOBJ. All other problems found are corrected, if necessary and possible.
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*ESCAPE Messages
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