Delete - Juniper JUNOSE 11.1.X - COMMAND REFERENCE A TO M 4-9-2010 Command Reference Manual

JUNOSe 11.1.x Command Reference Guide A to M

delete

delete { filename | directory directoryName[:fileName ] } [ force ]
Syntax
Command introduced before JUNOSe Release 7.1.0.
Release Information
fileName variable added for directory keyword in JUNOSe Release 9.1.0.
Deletes a directory or file in nonvolatile storage. There is no no version.
Description
NOTE: For detailed information on file type usage with the delete command, see
Deleting Files in the JUNOSe System Basics Configuration Guide.
Options
Boot, Privileged Exec, User Exec
Mode
506
delete
fileName Name of the local file you are deleting (for example, system1.cnf); in
User Exec and Privileged Exec mode only, an asterisk (*) in any position in the
filename substitutes for zero or more characters; using an asterisk causes the
CLI to prompt you for confirmation before the file or directory is deleted. You
cannot delete reboot.hty or system.log files when you use an asterisk.
directoryName Path of a directory. To delete a file in user space, specify the
incoming or outgoing directory on the FTP server; you can specify the name of
a subdirectory in the incoming or outgoing directory. You cannot use an asterisk
in a directory name.
force Forces deletion of directory or file even when it is not empty; however,
if a file in the specified directory, or a specified file, is marked by the file system
as in use because it is required for the current operation or configuration, the
force keyword cannot force a deletion of the directory.
The force keyword is ignored when you attempt to delete any .dmp or .tsa file
(unless the deletion is issued from a .mac or .scr file); this means that the CLI
always prompts for confirmation for these file types.