Add docs on emptying a dataset

alphagov · Jan 12, 2015 · 4581171 · 4581171
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 ## Useful tools
 
 * Copy data from an environment to the local Backdrop database (should be run on your host machine): `cd tools && ./replicate-db.sh <youruser>@mongo-1.pp-preview`
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+## Emptying a dataset
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+To empty a dataset, get its token from stagecraft. Then run the following curl
+command
+
+```
+curl -X PUT -d "[]" https://{backdrop_url}/data/<data-group>/<data-type> -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token-from-stagecraft>' -H 'Content-Type: application/json'
+```
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