Description

Delete either a single file, all files in a specified directory and its sub-directories, or a set of files specified by one or more nested fileset elements.

Parameters

file

Description: File to be deleted

Domain: Valid filename

Default: -

directory

Description: Directory to be deleted

Domain: Valid directoryname

Default: -

RNG Specification

  <define name="delete">
    <element name="delete">
      <ref name="dir_if_unless"/>
      <choice>
        <attribute name="file"/>
        <attribute name="directory"/>
        <ref name="fileset"/>
      </choice>
    </element>
  </define>

		

Examples

  <delete file="readme.txt"/>

  <delete directory="tmp"/>

  <delete>
    <fileset dir="tmp" include="@(**/*.ge)"/>
  </delete>