Delete Task

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Deletes the specified files.

Parameters

The following table describes the parameters of the Delete task.

Parameter Description
DeletedFiles Optional ITaskItem[] output parameter.

Specifies the files that were successfully deleted.
Files Required ITaskItem[] parameter.

Specifies the files to delete.
TreatErrorsAsWarnings Optional Boolean parameter

If true, errors are logged as warnings. The defalut value is false.

Remarks

In addition to the parameters listed above, this task inherits parameters from the TaskExtension class, which itself inherits from the Task class. For a list of these additional parameters and their descriptions, see TaskExtension Base Class.

Example

The following example deletes the file MyApp.pdb.

<Project xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">  
  
    <PropertyGroup>  
        <AppName>MyApp</AppName>  
    </PropertyGroup>  
  
    <Target Name="DeleteFiles">  
        <Delete Files="$(AppName).pdb" />  
    </Target>  
</Project>

See Also

Tasks
Task Reference