clearcase - Whats the easiest way to completely remove a directory element & all its sub-contents from VOB? -

what know is, using rmelem remove folder first, , cause of child elements moved lost+found.

then, go lost+found, , repeatedly execute rmelem * until of elements removed.

is there better way?

the technote lost+found quite clear:

if rmelem directory, content indeed moved lost+found, has lost+found. technote adds:

note: if directory element deleted lost+found rmelem, contents moved lost+found in same manner described in first section above.

that why try rmelem files first, directories, in order avoid trip (or several trips) in lost+found.

except rmelem anything, same technote warns:

use rmelem when deleting elements or symbolic links lost+found directory.
while content of lost+found typically consists of unwanted elements , symbolic links, in circumstances can contain elements cataloged elsewhere in vob (that is, not orphaned) associated symbolic or hard links.
reason, not run rmelem recursively in lost+found without first verifying contents.

if need save element in lost+found, catalog in versioned directory using mv explained in previous section

actually, clearcase ucm, impossible rmelem element history, because of hyperlink compromised (related baselines mainly).