delete

Function

The delete command deletes a specified file from a storage device of the device.

Format

delete filename

delete /unreserved filename

delete /quiet filename

delete /unreserved /quiet filename

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Value
filename	Specifies the name of a file to be dumped.	The value is a character string in the format of [ <drive> ][ <path> ][ <file-name> ]. An absolute <path> name is a string of 1 to 255 characters. A relative <path> name is a string of 1 to 128 characters. Up to 8 levels of directories are supported. An absolute <path> is in the format of <drive> [ <path> ][ <file-name> ], and a relative <path> is in the format of [ <path> ][ <file-name> ]. That is, a relative <path> is the root <path> of the current working <path> .
/unreserved	Deletes a specified file thoroughly. The deleted file cannot be restored.	-
/quiet	Delete without confirm.	-

Parameter

Description

Value

filename

Specifies the name of a file to be dumped.

The value is a character string in the format of [ <drive> ][ <path> ][ <file-name> ]. An absolute <path> name is a string of 1 to 255 characters. A relative <path> name is a string of 1 to 128 characters. Up to 8 levels of directories are supported.

An absolute <path> is in the format of <drive> [ <path> ][ <file-name> ], and a relative <path> is in the format of [ <path> ][ <file-name> ]. That is, a relative <path> is the root <path> of the current working <path> .

/unreserved

Deletes a specified file thoroughly. The deleted file cannot be restored.

/quiet

Delete without confirm.

Views

User view

Default Level

3: Management level

Task Name and Operations

Task Name	Operations
rpm	execute

Usage Guidelines

Usage Scenario

You can run the delete /unreserved /quiet command to delete an unwanted file.
The wildcard "*" can be used in the command.
Dumping a file implies placing the file in the recycle bin. The dir command does not display information about dumped files. The dir /all command displays information about all files, including dumped files in the recycle bin.

Configuration Impact

You can run the undelete command to restore a file that is dumped through this command without the parameter /unreserved. To delete the file from the recycle bin, you can run the reset recycle-bin command.
If two files with the same name are dumped from two directories, both files are saved in the recycle bin and can be restored separately.
If a file to be dumped is under protection, such as the .cc file, dumping the file causes the system to prompt a message.

Precautions

If you run this command without the /unreserved parameter to delete a file when the recycle bin space is insufficient, a message is displayed indicating a deletion failure. In this case, run the reset recycle-bin command to clear the recycle bin before deleting the file.
If the disk space is still insufficient after you clear the recycle bin, run the delete /unreserved command to delete the file permanently. The file cannot be restored after being deleted.
After the system is restarted, if a failure message is displayed when you delete a software package or configuration file before service processes become stable, perform the deletion only when the processes become stable.

In VS mode, this command is supported only by the admin VS.

Example

# Dump the file private-data.txt from cfcard:/.

<HUAWEI> pwd
cfcard:/
<HUAWEI> delete cfcard:/test/private-data.txt
Delete cfcard:/test/private-data.txt? [Y/N]: Y