Juniper JUNOSE 11.1.X - COMMAND REFERENCE A TO M 4-9-2010, Command Reference Manual

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delete
Syntax
delete { filename | directory directoryName [ :fileName ] } [ force ]
Release Information
Command introduced before JUNOSe Release 7.1.0.
fileName variable added for directory keyword in JUNOSe Release 9.1.0.
Description
Deletes a directory or file in nonvolatile storage. There is no no version.
NOTE: For detailed information on file type usage with the delete command, see
Deleting Files in the JUNOSe System Basics Configuration Guide .
Options
fileName —Name of the local file you are deleting (for example, system1.cnf); in
User Exec and Privileged Exec mode only, an asterisk (*) in any position in the
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filename substitutes for zero or more characters; using an asterisk causes the
CLI to prompt you for confirmation before the file or directory is deleted. You
cannot delete reboot.hty or system.log files when you use an asterisk.
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directoryName —Path of a directory. To delete a file in user space, specify the
incoming or outgoing directory on the FTP server; you can specify the name of
a subdirectory in the incoming or outgoing directory. You cannot use an asterisk
in a directory name.
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force—Forces deletion of directory or file even when it is not empty; however,
if a file in the specified directory, or a specified file, is marked by the file system
as in use because it is required for the current operation or configuration, the
force keyword cannot force a deletion of the directory.
The force keyword is ignored when you attempt to delete any .dmp or .tsa file
(unless the deletion is issued from a .mac or .scr file); this means that the CLI
always prompts for confirmation for these file types.
Mode
Boot, Privileged Exec, User Exec
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