delete (user view)

Function

The delete command deletes a specified file in the storage device.

Format

delete [ /unreserved ] [ /quiet ] { filename | devicename } [ all ]

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Value
/unreserved	Deletes a specified file. The deleted file cannot be restored.	-
/quiet	Deletes a file directly without any confirmation.	-
filename	Specifies the name of a file to be deleted.	The value is a string of 1 to 160 case-insensitive characters without spaces in the format [ drive ] [ path ] filename. If the string is enclosed in double quotation marks (" "), the string can contain spaces. If the value is a file name, the value is a string of 1 to 64 characters. In the preceding parameter, drive specifies the storage device name, and path specifies the directory and subdirectory. You are advised to add : and / between the storage device name and directory. The directory name cannot contain the following characters: ~ * / \ : ' "
devicename	Deletes all the files in the storage device.	-
all	Deletes files in the specified directory in a batch from all storage devices. NOTE: This parameter is available only in a stack system.	-

Views

User view

Default Level

3: Management level

Usage Guidelines

Usage Scenario

The following describes the drive name.

drive is the storage device and is named as flash:.
If devices are stacked, drive can be named as:
- flash: root directory of the flash memory of the master switch in the stack.
- chassis ID#flash: root directory of the flash memory on a device in the stack.
For example, slot2#flash: indicates the flash memory in slot 2.

The path can be an absolute path or relative path. A relative path can be designated relative to either the root directory or the current working directory. A relative path beginning with a slash (/) is a path relative to the root directory.

flash:/my/test/ is an absolute path.
/selftest/ is a path relative to the root directory and indicates the selftest directory in the root directory.
selftest/ is a path relative to the current working directory and indicates the selftest directory in the current working directory.

Like devicename, drive specifies the storage device name.

Precautions

The wildcard (*) character can be used in the delete command.
If the parameter /unreserved is not included, the file is stored in the recycle bin. To display all files including deleted files that are displayed in square brackets ([ ]), run the dir /all command. To restore these files that are displayed in square brackets ([ ]), run the undelete command. To clear these files from the recycle bin, run the reset recycle-bin command.

If you delete a file using the /unreserved parameter, the file cannot be restored.
If you delete a specified storage device, all files are deleted from the root directory of the storage device.
If you delete two files with the same name from different directories, the last file deleted is kept in the recycle bin.
If you attempt to delete a protected file, such as a configuration file, or patch file, a system prompt is displayed.
You cannot delete a directory by running the delete command. To delete a directory, run the rmdir (user view) command.

Example

# Delete the file test.txt from the flash:/test/ directory.

<HUAWEI> delete flash:/test/test.txt
Delete flash:/test/test.txt?[Y/N]:y

# Delete the file test.txt from the current working directory flash:/selftest.

<HUAWEI> delete test.txt
Delete flash:/selftest/test.txt?[Y/N]:y