Remove-AzureStorageBlob

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Remove-AzureStorageBlob

Removes the specified storage blob.

Parameter Set: NamePipeline
Remove-AzureStorageBlob [-Blob] <String> [-Container] <String> [-Context <AzureStorageContext> ] [-DeleteSnapshot] [-Force] [-PassThru] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: BlobPipeline
Remove-AzureStorageBlob -ICloudBlob <ICloudBlob> [-Context <AzureStorageContext> ] [-DeleteSnapshot] [-Force] [-PassThru] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: ContainerPipeline
Remove-AzureStorageBlob [-Blob] <String> -CloudBlobContainer <CloudBlobContainer> [-Context <AzureStorageContext> ] [-DeleteSnapshot] [-Force] [-PassThru] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

This topic describes the cmdlet in the .6.19 version of the Windows Azure PowerShell module. To find out the version of the module you're using, from the Windows Azure PowerShell console, type (get-module azure).version.

Removes the specified blob from a storage account in Windows Azure.

-Blob<String>

Specifies the name of the blob you want to remove.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

1

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-CloudBlobContainer<CloudBlobContainer>

Specifies a CloudBlobContainer object from the Windows Azure Storage Client library. You can use the Get-AzureStorageContainer cmdlet to get it.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Container<String>

Specifies the name of the container.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

2

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Context<AzureStorageContext>

Specifies the Windows Azure storage context. You can use the New-AzureStorageContext cmdlet to create it.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-DeleteSnapshot

Specifies whether to delete all snapshots when the base blob is deleted. The default is to not delete blob snapshots.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Force

Removes the blob and its snapshots without confirmation.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-ICloudBlob<ICloudBlob>

Specifies an ICloudBlob object from the Windows Azure Storage Client library. You can use the Get-AzureStorageBlob cmdlet to get it.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-PassThru

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see  about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

Remove a storage blob by name

This example removes a blob identified by its name.

C:\PS>Remove-AzureStorageBlob -Container containername -Blob blobname

Remove a storage blob using the pipeline

This example uses the pipeline.

C:\PS>Get-AzureStorageBlob -Container containername -Blob blobname | Remove-AzureStorageBlob

Remove storage blobs using the pipeline

This example uses the asterisk (*) wildcard character and the pipeline to retrieve the blob or blobs and then removes them.

C:\PS>Get-AzureStorageContainer container* | Remove-AzureStorageBlob blobname

Set-AzureStorageBlobContent

Get-AzureStorageBlob

Get-AzureStorageBlobContent