delete

Description

Delete a file or directory, or files and directories.

Unless the force property is set, this job will cause an exception if an attempt is made to delete a non empty directory.

Properties

NameDescriptionRequired
name A name, can be any text. No.
files The file, directory, or files and directories to delete. Yes.
force Forceably delete non empty directories. No, defaults to false.

Example

<delete files="work/*" force="true"/>


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