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DeleteFile
DeleteFile
["
file
"]
deletes a file.
DeleteFile
[{"
file
1
", "
file
2
",
...
}]
deletes a list of files.
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DeleteFile
returns
Null
if it succeeds in deleting files, and
$Failed
if it fails.
EXAMPLES
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(1)
Copy a file and copy it into the new directory:
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The file is there:
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Delete the file:
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The file is no longer there:
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SEE ALSO
RenameFile
DeleteDirectory
CopyFile
TUTORIALS
Introduction to Finding and Manipulating Files
Manipulating Files and Directories
MORE ABOUT
File Operations
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