# delete-account command

The delete-account BASIC program deletes
an entire account, and all the associated files, returning the space
used to the overflow table and removing the account name from the mds file.

The prompt Display files before deleting (<y>,n)? displays after invoking delete-account. A y response displays each file in the account.

This
should only be executed from the dm account with all the users logged
off. After all of the files to be deleted have optionally been listed,
the operator is asked if the account should still be deleted. This
requires a y or n response
prior to deletion.

## Syntax

```
delete-account account.name{(option}
```

## Parameter(s)

| account.name | Required. Account to delete. | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| option | t | Deletes all SQL tables created for files in that account. Additionally, any item or Q-pointer in the SQL account that references the deleted account is also deleted. |
| z | Deletes accounts without displaying any files or confirming the deletion. | |

## Example(s)

```
delete-account old.production
```

## See also

- [account-maint command](https://d3codex.com/tcl/account-maint-command/)
- [admin.maint utility](https://d3codex.com/tcl/admin-maint-utility/)
- [delete command](https://d3codex.com/tcl/delete-command/)
- [delete-file command](https://d3codex.com/tcl/delete-file-command/)

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Source: https://d3codex.com/tcl/delete-account-command/ - part of the D3Codex reference.