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Delete-Files

Deletes files on a server.

Script usage:

Delete-Files(
	Include: <@(text)>,
	[Exclude: <@(text)>],
	[Directory: <text>],
	[Verbose: <true/false>]
);

This operation may be prefixed with Files::, although this is a built-in namespace and isn't really necessary.

Arguments:

NameFormatScript UsageUsage Notes
Include (default)
@(text)
Include
See KB#1119 to learn more about masking syntax. Value note: "* (top-level items)". This argument is required.
Exclude
@(text)
Exclude
See KB#1119 to learn more about masking syntax.
Directory
text
Directory
Verbose
true/false
Verbose

Note: This operation will delete files one-by-one. To clear large directories, a PowerShell script may be more performant.

Example:


# delete all .config files in the working directory except web.config
Delete-Files(
    Include: *.config,
    Exlude: web.config
);