topic Re: Where do I run the Splunk CLI command &quot;remove index&quot;? in Getting Data In https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Where-do-I-run-the-Splunk-CLI-command-quot-remove-index-quot/m-p/445755#M77555 <P>Yes it will be in splunk\bin location, any executable command is run from bin directory.<BR /> Also this may be helpful <A href="https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.3/Indexer/RemovedatafromSplunk">https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.3/Indexer/RemovedatafromSplunk</A></P> Tue, 05 Feb 2019 17:06:02 GMT Vijeta 2019-02-05T17:06:02Z Where do I run the Splunk CLI command "remove index"? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Where-do-I-run-the-Splunk-CLI-command-quot-remove-index-quot/m-p/445754#M77554 <P>Hello,</P> <P>I am trying to remove an index entirely, and I have found Splunk documentation that says...</P> <PRE><CODE>"To remove an index entirely (and not just the data contained in it), use the CLI command&nbsp;remove index" </CODE></PRE> <P>What location/directory should I be running this CLI command? I am using an on-prem Enterprise license. I think I should be running it here:</P> <PRE><CODE>\Splunk\bin </CODE></PRE> <P>My etc, lib, var folders are also located under the \Splunk directory for context of what that folder is for me. Is that the right location to run the remove index command? </P> <P>Thanks in advance for the help!</P> Tue, 05 Feb 2019 16:51:56 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Where-do-I-run-the-Splunk-CLI-command-quot-remove-index-quot/m-p/445754#M77554 katzr 2019-02-05T16:51:56Z Re: Where do I run the Splunk CLI command "remove index"? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Where-do-I-run-the-Splunk-CLI-command-quot-remove-index-quot/m-p/445755#M77555 <P>Yes it will be in splunk\bin location, any executable command is run from bin directory.<BR /> Also this may be helpful <A href="https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.3/Indexer/RemovedatafromSplunk">https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.3/Indexer/RemovedatafromSplunk</A></P> Tue, 05 Feb 2019 17:06:02 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Where-do-I-run-the-Splunk-CLI-command-quot-remove-index-quot/m-p/445755#M77555 Vijeta 2019-02-05T17:06:02Z