Delete multiple files on PowerShell command line
With PowerShell, what is the most concise way to delete multiple explicitly named files?
E.g. on *ix it would be:
rm subDir/a.png anotherDir/b.jpg thirdDir/c.gif
I'm currently using:
echo subDir/a.png anotherDir/b.jpg thirdDir/c.gif|rm
But I consider it suboptimal, so I would like to see alternatives.
powershell file-management
edited May 8 '17 at 14:43
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With PowerShell, what is the most concise way to delete multiple explicitly named files?
E.g. on *ix it would be:
rm subDir/a.png anotherDir/b.jpg thirdDir/c.gif
I'm currently using:
echo subDir/a.png anotherDir/b.jpg thirdDir/c.gif|rm
But I consider it suboptimal, so I would like to see alternatives.
powershell file-management
edited May 8 '17 at 14:43
djsmiley2k
5,11612336
asked Dec 16 '11 at 23:57
Matthew FlaschenMatthew Flaschen
2,18411426
add a comment |
With PowerShell, what is the most concise way to delete multiple explicitly named files?
E.g. on *ix it would be:
rm subDir/a.png anotherDir/b.jpg thirdDir/c.gif
I'm currently using:
echo subDir/a.png anotherDir/b.jpg thirdDir/c.gif|rm
But I consider it suboptimal, so I would like to see alternatives.
powershell file-management
edited May 8 '17 at 14:43
djsmiley2k
5,11612336
asked Dec 16 '11 at 23:57
Matthew FlaschenMatthew Flaschen
2,18411426
With PowerShell, what is the most concise way to delete multiple explicitly named files?
E.g. on *ix it would be:
rm subDir/a.png anotherDir/b.jpg thirdDir/c.gif
I'm currently using:
echo subDir/a.png anotherDir/b.jpg thirdDir/c.gif|rm
But I consider it suboptimal, so I would like to see alternatives.
powershell file-management
powershell file-management
edited May 8 '17 at 14:43
djsmiley2k
5,11612336
asked Dec 16 '11 at 23:57
Matthew FlaschenMatthew Flaschen
2,18411426
edited May 8 '17 at 14:43
djsmiley2k
5,11612336
asked Dec 16 '11 at 23:57
Matthew FlaschenMatthew Flaschen
2,18411426
edited May 8 '17 at 14:43
djsmiley2k
5,11612336
edited May 8 '17 at 14:43
djsmiley2k
5,11612336
edited May 8 '17 at 14:43
djsmiley2k
5,11612336
5,11612336
asked Dec 16 '11 at 23:57
Matthew FlaschenMatthew Flaschen
2,18411426
asked Dec 16 '11 at 23:57
Matthew FlaschenMatthew Flaschen
2,18411426
asked Dec 16 '11 at 23:57
Matthew FlaschenMatthew Flaschen
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You can give PowerShell's rm cmdlet (which is itself an alias for Remove-Item) several files, but you need to separate them with commas.
rm .subDira.png, .anotherDirb.jpg, .thirdDirc.gif
Check out Get-Help Remove-Item for more details. Or read some documentation on Microsoft's website.
answered Dec 17 '11 at 0:40
William JacksonWilliam Jackson
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This is what I ended up using:
echo subDir/a.png anotherDir/b.jpg thirdDir/c.gif|rm
This uses echo to pass three string arguments to rm (Remove-Item). I believe this implicitly uses Remove-Item's -Path parameter. The documentation notes that "The parameter name ("-Path") is optional" and it accepts pipeline input by value.
edited Dec 21 '11 at 12:39
Sathyajith Bhat♦
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answered Dec 16 '11 at 23:57
Matthew FlaschenMatthew Flaschen
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Old dog's trick, define an array first.
Put your stuff in it, and RM the heck out of it.
$myArray = @("subDir/a.png","subDir/b.png","thirdDir/c.gif")
rm $myArray
answered Nov 25 '17 at 17:31
JP LizotteJP Lizotte
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You can give PowerShell's rm cmdlet (which is itself an alias for Remove-Item) several files, but you need to separate them with commas.
rm .subDira.png, .anotherDirb.jpg, .thirdDirc.gif
Check out Get-Help Remove-Item for more details. Or read some documentation on Microsoft's website.
answered Dec 17 '11 at 0:40
William JacksonWilliam Jackson
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You can give PowerShell's rm cmdlet (which is itself an alias for Remove-Item) several files, but you need to separate them with commas.
rm .subDira.png, .anotherDirb.jpg, .thirdDirc.gif
Check out Get-Help Remove-Item for more details. Or read some documentation on Microsoft's website.
answered Dec 17 '11 at 0:40
William JacksonWilliam Jackson
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You can give PowerShell's rm cmdlet (which is itself an alias for Remove-Item) several files, but you need to separate them with commas.
rm .subDira.png, .anotherDirb.jpg, .thirdDirc.gif
Check out Get-Help Remove-Item for more details. Or read some documentation on Microsoft's website.
answered Dec 17 '11 at 0:40
William JacksonWilliam Jackson
7,29312843
You can give PowerShell's rm cmdlet (which is itself an alias for Remove-Item) several files, but you need to separate them with commas.
rm .subDira.png, .anotherDirb.jpg, .thirdDirc.gif
Check out Get-Help Remove-Item for more details. Or read some documentation on Microsoft's website.
answered Dec 17 '11 at 0:40
William JacksonWilliam Jackson
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answered Dec 17 '11 at 0:40
William JacksonWilliam Jackson
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This is what I ended up using:
echo subDir/a.png anotherDir/b.jpg thirdDir/c.gif|rm
This uses echo to pass three string arguments to rm (Remove-Item). I believe this implicitly uses Remove-Item's -Path parameter. The documentation notes that "The parameter name ("-Path") is optional" and it accepts pipeline input by value.
edited Dec 21 '11 at 12:39
Sathyajith Bhat♦
52.9k29156252
answered Dec 16 '11 at 23:57
Matthew FlaschenMatthew Flaschen
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This is what I ended up using:
echo subDir/a.png anotherDir/b.jpg thirdDir/c.gif|rm
This uses echo to pass three string arguments to rm (Remove-Item). I believe this implicitly uses Remove-Item's -Path parameter. The documentation notes that "The parameter name ("-Path") is optional" and it accepts pipeline input by value.
edited Dec 21 '11 at 12:39
Sathyajith Bhat♦
52.9k29156252
answered Dec 16 '11 at 23:57
Matthew FlaschenMatthew Flaschen
2,18411426
add a comment |
This is what I ended up using:
echo subDir/a.png anotherDir/b.jpg thirdDir/c.gif|rm
This uses echo to pass three string arguments to rm (Remove-Item). I believe this implicitly uses Remove-Item's -Path parameter. The documentation notes that "The parameter name ("-Path") is optional" and it accepts pipeline input by value.
edited Dec 21 '11 at 12:39
Sathyajith Bhat♦
52.9k29156252
answered Dec 16 '11 at 23:57
Matthew FlaschenMatthew Flaschen
2,18411426
This is what I ended up using:
echo subDir/a.png anotherDir/b.jpg thirdDir/c.gif|rm
This uses echo to pass three string arguments to rm (Remove-Item). I believe this implicitly uses Remove-Item's -Path parameter. The documentation notes that "The parameter name ("-Path") is optional" and it accepts pipeline input by value.
edited Dec 21 '11 at 12:39
Sathyajith Bhat♦
52.9k29156252
answered Dec 16 '11 at 23:57
Matthew FlaschenMatthew Flaschen
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edited Dec 21 '11 at 12:39
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Old dog's trick, define an array first.
Put your stuff in it, and RM the heck out of it.
$myArray = @("subDir/a.png","subDir/b.png","thirdDir/c.gif")
rm $myArray
answered Nov 25 '17 at 17:31
JP LizotteJP Lizotte
1
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Old dog's trick, define an array first.
Put your stuff in it, and RM the heck out of it.
$myArray = @("subDir/a.png","subDir/b.png","thirdDir/c.gif")
rm $myArray
answered Nov 25 '17 at 17:31
JP LizotteJP Lizotte
1
add a comment |
Old dog's trick, define an array first.
Put your stuff in it, and RM the heck out of it.
$myArray = @("subDir/a.png","subDir/b.png","thirdDir/c.gif")
rm $myArray
answered Nov 25 '17 at 17:31
JP LizotteJP Lizotte
1
Old dog's trick, define an array first.
Put your stuff in it, and RM the heck out of it.
$myArray = @("subDir/a.png","subDir/b.png","thirdDir/c.gif")
rm $myArray
answered Nov 25 '17 at 17:31
JP LizotteJP Lizotte
1
answered Nov 25 '17 at 17:31
JP LizotteJP Lizotte
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answered Nov 25 '17 at 17:31
JP LizotteJP Lizotte
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answered Nov 25 '17 at 17:31
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