Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of DeleteFile

Timestamp:

Jan 6, 2013, 5:09:05 PM (11 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

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DeleteFile

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-= Deleting files =
+= Deleting sticky files from clients =
 
-To delete a file from a host, use the function
+Sticky files can be deleted in either of two ways.
+
+== Regular expression matching ==
+
+You can create a file '''file_delete_regex''' in your project directory,
+containing a list of regular expressions, one per line.
+If a client has a sticky file whose name matches any of these expressions,
+it will be instructed to delete the file.
+
+== Explicit deletion ==
+
+To delete a sticky file from a particular host, use the function
 
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-`delete_file()` creates a message for the specific host and adds it to the `msg_to_host` table. This message instructs the client to delete the file. The message is included in the next scheduler reply to the host. The message XML has the form
+`delete_file()` creates a message for the specific host and adds it to the `msg_to_host` table.
+This message instructs the client to delete the file.
+The message is included in the next scheduler reply to the host.
+The message XML has the form
 
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