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.\"    Manual: BRL-CAD User Commands
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.TH "KILLALL" "nged" "08/28/2023" "BRL\-CAD" "BRL\-CAD User Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
killall \- Deletes the specified \fIobjects\fR from the current database and removes all references to them from all combinations in the database\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBkillall\fR\ 'u
\fBkillall\fR [\-n] {\fIobjects\fR}
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Deletes the specified
\fIobjects\fR
from the current database and removes all references to them from all combinations in the database\&. Note that the
\fIobjects\fR
are killed immediately unless the
\fB\-n\fR
flag is passed\&. The
\fB\-n\fR
flag causes the command to return a string of the objects that would be killed in a scriptable list format without actually killing them\&.
.PP
\fBUse this command with caution\&.\fR
Killed objects cannot be recovered so
\fBkeep\fR
a backup\&.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
The example shows the use of the
\fBkillall\fR
command to delete specified objects and to remove all references to them from the database\&.
.PP
\fBExample\ \&1.\ \&Delete specified objects and all references to them from the database.\fR
.PP
mged> \fBkillall group1 region2 shapeb\fR
.RS 4
Deletes
\fIgroup1\fR,
\fIregion2\fR, and
\fIshapeb\fR
and removes all references to these objects from the database\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP

\fBkill\fR(nged)
\fBkilltree\fR(nged)
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
BRL\-CAD Team
.SH "BUG REPORTS"
.PP
Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to
devs@brlcad\&.org
