topic How do you kill this snap from the CLI? in ONTAP Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/How-do-you-kill-this-snap-from-the-CLI/m-p/64242#M15128 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Enclose the snapshot name in quotes.&nbsp; i.e.</P><P></P><P>snap delete volname "Long Snapshot name with Spaces and other charaters."</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:54:14 GMT brothanb1 2011-08-26T20:54:14Z How do you kill this snap from the CLI? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/How-do-you-kill-this-snap-from-the-CLI/m-p/64235#M15125 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I know...I know use the gui.&nbsp; But for the purists how would you kill a snap like this from the CLI with all these spaces, wierd characters and such?</P><P></P><P>2010-10-19 21:38:59 hourly_nas-rwc-filer6_CIT.-.2007Budget.Agg_Spend.BAHR.IT.BAHR.ITM.BAHR.PRD.BAHR.TRN.BAHR.VAL.BAHRARC.DEVM.. </P><P></P><P>Yes that literally is the name of the snap...and quoting the entire string does not work.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:47:10 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/How-do-you-kill-this-snap-from-the-CLI/m-p/64235#M15125 andrew_stack 2025-06-05T06:47:10Z How do you kill this snap from the CLI? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/How-do-you-kill-this-snap-from-the-CLI/m-p/64238#M15127 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P> snap delete &lt;FlexVolName&gt; hourly_nas-rwc-filer6_CIT.-.2007Budget.Agg_Spend.BAHR.IT.BAHR.ITM.BAHR.PRD.BAHR.TRN.BAHR.VAL.BAHRARC.DEVM</P><P></P><P>&lt;FlexVolName&gt; = name of flexvol as a string, no special chars.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:56:50 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/How-do-you-kill-this-snap-from-the-CLI/m-p/64238#M15127 spence 2011-08-26T17:56:50Z How do you kill this snap from the CLI? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/How-do-you-kill-this-snap-from-the-CLI/m-p/64242#M15128 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Enclose the snapshot name in quotes.&nbsp; i.e.</P><P></P><P>snap delete volname "Long Snapshot name with Spaces and other charaters."</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:54:14 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/How-do-you-kill-this-snap-from-the-CLI/m-p/64242#M15128 brothanb1 2011-08-26T20:54:14Z