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delete
Deletes a file from the flash memory.
Synopsis delete file
Operands file The name of the file to be deleted.
Defaults None
Command Modes Privileged EXEC mode
Description Use this command to delete a user-generated file from the switch. This operation is final; there is
no mechanism to restore the file.
Usage Guidelines This command is supported only on the local switch.
System configuration files cannot be deleted. If you try to delete a system configuration file, an
appropriate message is displayed.
Examples To delete a user-generated copy of a configuration file:
switch# dir
total 24
drwxr-xr-x 2 root sys 4096 Feb 13 00:39 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jan 1 1970 ..
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root sys 417 Oct 12 2010 myconfig
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root sys 417 Oct 12 2010 defaultconfig.novcs
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root sys 697 Oct 12 2010 defaultconfig.vcs
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6800 Feb 13 00:37 startup-config
switch# delete myconfig
% Warning: File will be deleted (from flash:)!
Continue?(y/n): y
See Also copy, dir, rename, show file