•Arnošt Havelka
Delete Files in PowerShell
Safely remove files using Remove-Item.
Start Interactive Lesson
The Remove-Item command permanently deletes files and directories. Use with care!
Deleting Files
Try the command
Delete a file!
Build the command
Remove-Item[arguments]
Remove-Item
Terminal
PS C:\Users\Student>Remove-Item -Path temp.txt
Safe Deletion
Terminal
temp.txt
keep.txt
PS C:\Users\Student\Documents\RemoveDemo>ls
Knowledge Check
1 / 1How do you force delete without confirmation?
References
These documentation links provide authoritative details for the commands used in this article.
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