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Examples: maintaining collections

The following examples show the commands for maintaining a collection.

Repairing a collection

The following command automatically repairs a collection, or enables it after manual repairs:

mkvdk -repair -collection path

Backing up a collection

The following command backs up a collection to the specified directory:

mkvdk -backup path_1 -collection path_2

Deleting a collection

To delete a collection, use the appropriate command for your operating system. For example, to remove the collection directory structure and control files on a UNIX system, use the following command:

rm -r -collection_path

Purging a collection

The following command deletes all documents from a collection, but does not delete the collection itself:

mkvdk -purge -collection path

Purging a collection in the background

The following command purges the specified collection in the background:

mkvdk -purge -purgeback -collection path

Specifying persistent service

The following command runs the mkvdk command as a persistent process, so that servicing is performed repeatedly after num idle seconds:

mkvdk -persist -sleeptime num -collection path


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