@item @code{-var-create}
@tab create a variable object
@item @code{-var-delete}
-@tab delete the variable object and its children
+@tab delete the variable object and/or its children
@item @code{-var-set-format}
@tab set the display format of this variable
@item @code{-var-show-format}
@subsubheading Synopsis
@smallexample
- -var-delete @var{name}
+ -var-delete [ -c ] @var{name}
@end smallexample
Deletes a previously created variable object and all of its children.
+With the @samp{-c} option, just deletes the children.
Returns an error if the object @var{name} is not found.