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= flush-jmsdest

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== flush-jmsdest

Purges messages in a JMS destination.

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=== Synopsis

[source]
----
asadmin [asadmin-options] flush-jmsdest [--help]
--desttype {topic|queue}
[--target target]
destname
----

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=== Description

The `flush-jmsdest` subcommand purges the messages from a physical
destination in the server's Java Message Service (JMS) configuration.

This subcommand is supported in remote mode only. Remote `asadmin`
subcommands require a running domain administration server (DAS).

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=== Options

asadmin-options::
  Options for the `asadmin` utility. For information about these
  options, see the link:asadmin.html#asadmin-1m[`asadmin`(1M)] help page.
`--help`::
`-?`::
  Displays the help text for the subcommand.
`--desttype`::
  This option indicates the type of physical destination from which you
  want to purge messages. The supported destination types are `topic`
  and `queue`.
`--target`::
  Purges messages from the physical destination only for the specified
  target. Valid values are as follows:

  `server`;;
    Purges messages from the physical destination for the default server
    instance. This is the default value.
  configuration-name;;
    Purges messages from the physical destination in the specified
    configuration.
  cluster-name;;
    Purges messages from the physical destination for every server
    instance in the specified cluster.
  instance-name;;
    Purges messages from the physical destination for the specified
    server instance.

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=== Operands

dest_name::
  The unique identifier of the JMS destination to be purged.

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=== Examples

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==== Example 1   Purging messages from a physical destination

The following subcommand purges messages from the queue named
`PhysicalQueue`.

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asadmin> flush-jmsdest --desttype queue PhysicalQueue
Command flush-jmsdest executed successfully.
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=== Exit Status

0::
  subcommand executed successfully
1::
  error in executing the subcommand

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=== See Also

link:asadmin.html#asadmin-1m[`asadmin`(1M)]

link:create-jmsdest.html#create-jmsdest-1[`create-jmsdest`(1)],
link:list-jmsdest.html#list-jmsdest-1[`list-jmsdest`(1)]