mc retention

Description

The mc retention command configures the Write-Once Read-Many (WORM) locking settings for an object or object(s) in a bucket. You can also set the default object lock settings for a bucket, where all objects without explicit object lock settings inherit the bucket default.

Subcommands

mc retention includes the following subcommands:

Subcommand

Description

clear

The mc retention clear command removes the Write-Once Read-Many (WORM) locking settings for an object or object(s) in a bucket. You can also remove the default object lock settings for a bucket.

info

The mc retention info command configures the Write-Once Read-Many (WORM) locking settings for an object or object(s) in a bucket. You can also set the default object lock settings for a bucket, where all objects without explicit object lock settings inherit the bucket default.

set

The mc retention set command configures the Write-Once Read-Many (WORM) locking settings for an object or object(s) in a bucket. You can also set the default object lock settings for a bucket, where all objects without explicit object lock settings inherit the bucket default.

mc retention set

mc retention info

mc retention clear

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