Re: How to shrink a database on Linux?

Check your datafiles:

   select * from dba_data_filesl

Find the file you want to shrink then enter:

alter database datafile
 '/your/datafile/name' resize 200m;

(Change 200M to the size you want. )
Note: It will only work if there is free space at the top of the datafile. it will not coalesce space together)

Stephen C. Ashmore
Brainbench MVP for Oracle Administration http://www.brainbench.com

"Some One Else" <algernon_at_spamcop.net> wrote in message news:MOZl7.95371$MC1.30735949_at_news1.elcjn1.sdca.home.com...
>
> Ok, I finally got Oracle 8.1.7 to install on Linux Mandrake 8. I used the
> Dbassist to create the database. At that time I had about 400 megs or more
> left on a 1.8 meg drive.
>
> Then I ran a thrasher test program. And it ate all my space creating the
> test table. So I dropped the test table. But Oracle hasn't relinquished
the
> space it gobbled up. How do I get the database to shrink?
>
> If that's not possible, how do I safely delete the database without having
> to do another (12th ?) nightmarish install?
>
> Thanks everyone!
Received on Fri Sep 07 2001 - 03:23:33 CDT