DELETE Operand

To delete a data set after you release it, type the FREE command and specify:

The data set name
The DELETE operand

Example
To delete data set PARTS.DATA from the system after you release it, enter: `FREE DSNAME(parts.data) DELETE`

When releasing a data set that was allocated with a disposition of SHR, or when releasing a member of a partitioned data set, the DELETE operand is not valid.

When you release a SYSOUT data set, the DELETE operand is the only valid disposition operand. It deletes the data set without printing it.

Note: If you specify FREE FILE(SYSUT2) DELETE, all the data sets associated with ddname SYSUT2 are deleted.