DB2 Load command instead of truncate or delete command, to get rid of table rows

db2 CONNECT TO stgndv2; db2 'load from /dev/null of del replace into STMOT.ST_MORT_ARRG_DELTA nonrecoverable'
db2 CONNECT TO stgndv2; db2 'load from /dev/null of del replace into STMOT.ST_MORT_ARRG_DELTA nonrecoverable'
Sample Output 
 Database Connection Information
 
 Database server        = DB2/AIX64 9.1.9
 SQL authorization ID   = OWDEV
 Local database alias   = STGNDV2
 
 
  Agent Type     Node     SQL Code     Result
______________________________________________________________________________
  LOAD           001      +00000000    Success.
______________________________________________________________________________
  PRE_PARTITION  000      +00000000    Success.
______________________________________________________________________________
  RESULTS:       1 of 1 LOADs completed successfully.
______________________________________________________________________________
 
Summary of LOAD Agents:
Number of rows read         = 0
Number of rows skipped      = 0
Number of rows loaded       = 0
Number of rows rejected     = 0
Number of rows deleted      = 0
Number of rows committed    = 0

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By: kaushalmehra
2012-06-07 19:45:57
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