Delete - Cisco Catalyst 2960 Command Reference Manual

delete

delete
Use the delete privileged EXEC command to delete a file or directory on the flash memory device.
Syntax Description /force
/recursive
filesystem:
/file-url
Command Modes Privileged EXEC
Command History Release
12.2(25)FX
Usage Guidelines
If you use the /force keyword, you are prompted once at the beginning of the deletion process to confirm
the deletion.
If you use the /recursive keyword without the /force keyword, you are prompted to confirm the deletion
of every file.
The prompting behavior depends on the setting of the file prompt global configuration command. By
default, the switch prompts for confirmation on destructive file operations. For more information about
this command, see the Cisco IOS Command Reference for Release 12.1.
Examples
This example shows how to remove the directory that contains the old software image after a successful
download of a new image:
Switch# delete /force /recursive flash:/old-image
You can verify that the directory was removed by entering the dir filesystem: privileged EXEC
command.
Related Commands Command
archive download-sw
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delete [/force] [/recursive] filesystem:/file-url
(Optional) Suppress the prompt that confirms the deletion.
(Optional) Delete the named directory and all subdirectories and the files contained in
it.
Alias for a flash file system.
The syntax for the local flash file system:
flash:
The path (directory) and filename to delete.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Description
Downloads a new image to the switch and overwrites or keeps the existing
image.
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