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Predefined user roles
network-admin
Parameters
/
unreserved
: Permanently deletes the specified file. If you do not specify this keyword, the
command moves the file to the recycle bin.
file
-
url
: Specifies the name of the file to be deleted. Asterisks (*) are acceptable as wildcards. For
example, to remove files with the
.txt
extension in the current directory, enter
delete *
.txt
.
Usage guidelines
Use the
delete
/
unreserved file
-
url
command with caution. You cannot restore a file that was deleted
with this command.
The
delete
file
-
url
command (without /
unreserved
) moves the specified file to the recycle bin,
except in the following situation, where the file is permanently deleted:The device is running out of
storage space.
A file moved to the recycle bin can be restored by using the
undelete
command.
Do not use the
delete
command to delete files from the recycle bin. To delete files from the recycle
bin, use the
reset recycle-bin
command.
If you delete two files that have the same name but reside in different directories, both files are
retained in the recycle bin. If you successively delete two files that have the same name from the
same directory, only the file deleted last is retained in the recycle bin.
Examples
# Remove file
1.cfg
from the root directory of the master's storage medium.
<Sysname> delete 1.cfg
Delete flash:/1.cfg?[Y/N]:y
Deleting file flash:/1.cfg...Done.
# Permanently delete file
2.cfg
from the root directory of the master's storage medium.
<Sysname> delete /unreserved 2.cfg
The file cannot be restored. Delete flash:/2.cfg?[Y/N]:y
Deleting the file permanently will take a long time. Please wait...
Deleting file flash:/2.cfg...Done.
# Remove file
1.cfg
from the root directory of the storage medium on the subordinate member with
the member ID 2.
•
Method 1:
<Sysname> delete slot2#flash:/1.cfg
Delete slot2#flash:/1.cfg?[Y/N]:y
Deleting file delete slot2#flash:/1.cfg...Done.
•
Method 2:
<Sysname> cd slot2#flash:/
<Sysname> delete 1.cfg
Delete slot2#flash:/1.cfg?[Y/N]:y
Deleting file slot2#flash:/1.cfg...Done.
Related commands
•
undelete
•
reset
recycle-bin