FTPDELETE        Delete a file on an FTP site

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Syntax:

FTPDELETE

[ file name ]

Arguments:

[ file name ]

Variable or string defining the file name(s) on the FTP site.

Options:

None

 

 

 

This script command deletes the specified file or files on the FTP site. This is an example of the FTPDELETE command:

 

FTPDELETE "file name"

 

Wildcard file names are permitted with the FTPDELETE command except when connected to a HTTP/HTTPS site. For example, the following command deletes all files with an extension of .html from an FTP site directory named mysite.

 

FTPDELETE "mysite/*.html"

 

To delete a local file, use the DELETE script command.

 

Important

In SSH mode, FTPDELETE returns a success status if the file does not exist on the server. In other modes, FTPDELETE returns an error indicating that the file cannot be deleted.

 

Related Command(s): FTPCMD, FTPRENAME