Running the Purge Tool from the command line

To use the Purge Tool, you must have system administration rights or have access to the Publications you want to Purge and read/delete permissions for the organizational items (Folders, Structure Groups) from which you want to Purge versions of items.

You must also have a Purge XML file.

PurgeTool <XML file> /Purge

To run the Purge Tool from the command line, enter:

Where <XML file> is the actual name of the XML instruction set that you saved in the same directory as the Purge Tool executable.

When you run the Purge Tool using the XML instruction set, the following occurs:

  • The XML file is loaded and the settings are initialized.
  • The Purge action is started and all items are purged according to the specified criteria.
  • The Purge action is finalized.
  • The Purge Tool is automatically closed.