Reference v4.1.0 Instruction Manual

208 Network OS Command Reference

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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:)!

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