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DeleteFile

DeleteFile["file"]
deletes a file.

DeleteFile[{"file₁", "file₂", ...}]
deletes a list of files.

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DeleteFile returns Null if it succeeds in deleting files, and $Failed if it fails.

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:

RenameFile DeleteDirectory CopyFile

Naming and Finding Files

Manipulating Files and Directories

File Operations

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