diff --git a/source/reference/minio-cli/minio-mc/mc-retention.rst b/source/reference/minio-cli/minio-mc/mc-retention.rst
index 2ce986df..9d954d62 100644
--- a/source/reference/minio-cli/minio-mc/mc-retention.rst
+++ b/source/reference/minio-cli/minio-mc/mc-retention.rst
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ Description
The :mc:`mc retention` command configures the Write-Once Read-Many (WORM) object
lock 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. For more information on MinIO
-object locking and data retention, see .
+object lock settings inherit the bucket default.
.. end-mc-retention-desc
@@ -45,23 +44,30 @@ Retention of Object Versions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For buckets with :mc:`versioning enabled `, :mc:`mc retention` by
-default operates on the *latest* version of the target object or object(s).
+default operates on the *latest* version of the target object or object(s).
+:mc:`mc retention` includes specific options that when *explicitly* specified
+direct the command to operate on either a specific object version *or* all
+versions of an object:
-.. list-table::
- :header-rows: 1
- :widths: 50 50
- :width: 100%
+.. tabs::
- * - Operate on Multiple Versions
- - Operate on Single Version
+ .. tab:: Specific Object Version
- * - | :mc-cmd-option:`mc retention set versions`
- | :mc-cmd-option:`mc retention clear versions`
- | :mc-cmd-option:`mc retention info versions`
+ To direct :mc:`mc retention` to operate on a specific version of an
+ object, include the ``--version-id`` argument:
+
+ - :mc-cmd-option:`mc retention set version-id`
+ - :mc-cmd-option:`mc retention clear version-id`
+ - :mc-cmd-option:`mc retention info version-id`
- - | :mc-cmd-option:`mc retention set version-id`
- | :mc-cmd-option:`mc retention clear version-id`
- | :mc-cmd-option:`mc retention info version-id`
+ .. tab:: All Object Versions
+
+ To direct :mc:`mc retention` to operate on *all* versions of an object,
+ include the ``--versions`` argument:
+
+ - :mc-cmd-option:`mc retention set versions`
+ - :mc-cmd-option:`mc retention clear versions`
+ - :mc-cmd-option:`mc retention info versions`
Interaction with Legal Holds
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -92,12 +98,7 @@ retention settings.
.. code-block:: shell
:class: copyable
- mc retention --recursive --default set ALIAS/PATH MODE DURATION
-
-- Replace :mc-cmd:`ALIAS ` with the
- :mc:`alias ` of a configured S3-compatible host.
-
-- Replace :mc-cmd:`PATH ` with the path to the bucket.
+ mc retention set --recursive --default MODE DURATION ALIAS/PATH
- Replace :mc-cmd:`MODE ` with the retention mode to
enable. MinIO supports the AWS S3 retention modes ``governance`` and
@@ -105,7 +106,12 @@ retention settings.
- Replace :mc-cmd:`DURATION ` with the duration which
the object lock should remain in effect. For example, to set a retention
- period of 30 days, specify ``30d``
+ period of 30 days, specify ``30d``.
+
+- Replace :mc-cmd:`ALIAS ` with the
+ :mc:`alias ` of a configured S3-compatible host.
+
+- Replace :mc-cmd:`PATH ` with the path to the bucket.
.. include:: /includes/facts-locking.rst
:start-after: start-command-requires-locking-desc
@@ -125,23 +131,24 @@ Set Object Lock Configuration for Versioned Object
.. code-block:: shell
:class: copyable
- mc retention set --version-id VERSION ALIAS/PATH MODE DURATION
+ mc retention set --version-id VERSION MODE DURATION ALIAS/PATH
- Replace :mc-cmd:`VERSION ` with the version
of the object.
- - Replace :mc-cmd:`ALIAS ` with the
- :mc:`alias ` of a configured S3-compatible host.
-
- - Replace :mc-cmd:`PATH ` with the path to the object.
-
- Replace :mc-cmd:`MODE ` with the retention mode
to enable. MinIO supports the AWS S3 retention modes ``governance`` and
``compliance``.
- Replace :mc-cmd:`DURATION ` with the duration
which the object lock should remain in effect. For example, to set a
- retention period of 30 days, specify ``30d``
+ retention period of 30 days, specify ``30d``.
+
+ - Replace :mc-cmd:`ALIAS ` with the
+ :mc:`alias ` of a configured S3-compatible host.
+
+ - Replace :mc-cmd:`PATH ` with the path to the
+ object.
.. tab:: All Versions
@@ -152,12 +159,7 @@ Set Object Lock Configuration for Versioned Object
.. code-block:: shell
:class: copyable
- mc retention set --versions ALIAS/PATH MODE DURATION
-
- - Replace :mc-cmd:`ALIAS ` with the
- :mc:`alias ` of a configured S3-compatible host.
-
- - Replace :mc-cmd:`PATH ` with the path to the object.
+ mc retention set --versions MODE DURATION ALIAS/PATH
- Replace :mc-cmd:`MODE ` with the retention mode
to enable. MinIO supports the AWS S3 retention modes ``governance`` and
@@ -165,7 +167,14 @@ Set Object Lock Configuration for Versioned Object
- Replace :mc-cmd:`DURATION ` with the duration
which the object lock should remain in effect. For example, to set a
- retention period of 30 days, specify ``30d``
+ retention period of 30 days, specify ``30d``.
+
+
+ - Replace :mc-cmd:`ALIAS ` with the
+ :mc:`alias ` of a configured S3-compatible host.
+
+ - Replace :mc-cmd:`PATH ` with the path to the
+ object.
.. include:: /includes/facts-locking.rst
@@ -199,7 +208,7 @@ Retrieve Object Lock Settings for an Object or Object(s)
.. code-block:: shell
:class: copyable
- mc retention infoset --recursive ALIAS/PATH
+ mc retention info --recursive ALIAS/PATH
- Replace :mc-cmd:`ALIAS ` with the
:mc:`alias ` of a configured S3-compatible host.
@@ -207,6 +216,27 @@ Retrieve Object Lock Settings for an Object or Object(s)
- Replace :mc-cmd:`PATH ` with the path to the
bucket.
+.. include:: /includes/facts-locking.rst
+ :start-after: start-command-requires-locking-desc
+ :end-before: end-command-requires-locking-desc
+
+Retrieve Default Object Lock Settings for a Bucket
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Use :mc-cmd:`mc retention info` with
+:mc-cmd-option:`~mc retention info default` to retrieve the default
+object lock settings for a bucket:
+
+.. code-block:: shell
+ :class: copyable
+
+ mc retention info --default ALIAS/PATH
+
+- Replace :mc-cmd:`ALIAS ` with the
+ :mc:`alias ` of a configured S3-compatible host.
+
+- Replace :mc-cmd:`PATH ` with the path to the
+ bucket.
.. include:: /includes/facts-locking.rst
:start-after: start-command-requires-locking-desc
@@ -275,34 +305,10 @@ Syntax
.. code-block:: shell
:class: copyable
- mc retention set [FLAGS] TARGET MODE VALIDITY
+ mc retention set [FLAGS] MODE VALIDITY TARGET
:mc-cmd:`mc retention set` supports the following arguments:
- .. mc-cmd:: TARGET
-
- *Required*
-
- The full path to the object or objects for which to set object lock
- configuration. Specify the :mc-cmd:`alias ` of a configured
- S3-compatible service as the prefix to the ``TARGET`` bucket path. For
- example:
-
- .. code-block:: shell
-
- mc retention play/mybucket/object.txt MODE VALIDITY
-
- - If the ``TARGET`` specifies a bucket or bucket prefix, include
- :mc-cmd-option:`~mc retention set recursive` to apply the object lock
- settings to the bucket contents.
-
- - If the ``TARGET`` bucket has versioning enabled,
- :mc-cmd:`mc retention set`
- by default applies to only the latest object version. Use
- :mc-cmd-option:`~mc retention set version-id` or
- :mc-cmd-option:`~mc retention set versions` to apply the object lock
- settings to a specific version or to all versions of the object.
-
.. mc-cmd:: MODE
Sets the locking mode for the :mc-cmd:`~mc retention set TARGET`.
@@ -328,6 +334,30 @@ Syntax
- For years, specify a string formatted as ``Ny``. For example,
``1y`` for 1 year after object creation.
+ .. mc-cmd:: TARGET
+
+ *Required*
+
+ The full path to the object or objects for which to set object lock
+ configuration. Specify the :mc-cmd:`alias ` of a configured
+ S3-compatible service as the prefix to the ``TARGET`` bucket path. For
+ example:
+
+ .. code-block:: shell
+
+ mc retention play/mybucket/object.txt MODE VALIDITY
+
+ - If the ``TARGET`` specifies a bucket or bucket prefix, include
+ :mc-cmd-option:`~mc retention set recursive` to apply the object lock
+ settings to the bucket contents.
+
+ - If the ``TARGET`` bucket has versioning enabled,
+ :mc-cmd:`mc retention set`
+ by default applies to only the latest object version. Use
+ :mc-cmd-option:`~mc retention set version-id` or
+ :mc-cmd-option:`~mc retention set versions` to apply the object lock
+ settings to a specific version or to all versions of the object.
+
.. mc-cmd:: bypass
:option: