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DeleteFile
DeleteFile
deletes a file.
DeleteFile
deletes a list of files.
MORE INFORMATION
DeleteFile
returns
Null
if it succeeds in deleting files, and
$Failed
if it fails.
EXAMPLES
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Basic Examples
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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:
In[1]:=
In[2]:=
Out[2]=
In[3]:=
Out[3]=
The file is there:
In[4]:=
Out[4]=
Delete the file:
In[5]:=
The file is no longer there:
In[6]:=
Out[6]=
SEE ALSO
RenameFile
DeleteDirectory
CopyFile
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Naming and Finding Files
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