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Catalyst 3750-X and 3560-X Switch Command Reference
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Chapter 2 Catalyst 3750-X and 3560-X Switch Cisco IOS Commands
delete
delete
Use the delete privileged EXEC command on the switch stack or on a standalone switch to delete a file
or directory on the flash memory device.
delete [/force] [/recursive] filesystem:/file-url
Syntax Description
Command Modes Privileged EXEC
Command History
Usage Guidelines If you use the /force keyword, you are prompted once at the beginning of the deletion process to confirm
the deletion.
If you use the /recursive keyword without the /force keyword, you are prompted to confirm the deletion
of every file.
The prompting behavior depends on the setting of the file prompt global configuration command. By
default, the switch prompts for confirmation on destructive file operations. For more information about
this command, see the Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference, Release 12.2.
Examples This example shows how to remove the directory that contains the old software image after a successful
download of a new image:
Switch# delete /force /recursive flash:/old-image
You can verify that the directory was removed by entering the dir filesystem: privileged EXEC
command.
Related Commands
/force (Optional) Suppress the prompt that confirms the deletion.
/recursive (Optional) Delete the named directory and all subdirectories and the files contained in
it.
filesystem: Alias for a flash file system.
The syntax for the local flash file system on the stack member or the stack master:
flash:
From the stack master, the syntax for the local flash file system on a stack member:
flash member number:
/file-url The path (directory) and filename to delete.
Release Modification
12.2(53)SE2 This command was introduced.
Command Description
archive download-sw Downloads a new image to the switch and overwrites or keeps the existing
image.
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