DROP DIRECTORY

Purpose

Use the DROP DIRECTORY statement to remove a directory object from the database.

Prerequisites

To drop a directory, you must have the DROP ANY DIRECTORY system privilege.

Syntax

drop_directory::=

Text description of drop_directory

Semantics

directory_name

Specify the name of the directory database object to be dropped.

Oracle removes the directory object but does not delete the associated operating system directory on the server's file system.

Example

Dropping a Directory: Example

The following statement drops the directory object bfile_dir:

DROP DIRECTORY bfile_dir;