delete_contig

delete_contig
 -io            io_handle:integer
 -contigs       identifiers:strings

This command deletes one or more contigs from the database, including readings and associated information. The function returns no value but will generate a Tcl error if an error occurs.

-io io_handle

The database IO handle returned from a previous open_db call.

-contigs identifiers

This specifies the list of contigs to delete. Only the contig identifier is currently used, although the syntax specifying start and end ranges is valid.