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DeleteFile

DeleteFile["file"]
deletes a file.
DeleteFile[{"file1", "file2", ...}]
deletes a list of files.
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Basic Examples   (1)
Copy a file and copy it into the new directory:
The file is there:
Delete the file:
The file is no longer there:
Copy a file and copy it into the new directory:
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Click for copyable input
In[2]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[2]=
In[3]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[3]=
The file is there:
In[4]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[4]=
Delete the file:
In[5]:=
Click for copyable input
The file is no longer there:
In[6]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[6]=
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