FTP Jobs: Delete Command Settings

The Delete command deletes one or more files or directories.

To Delete One or More Files or Directories

  1. In From/To select the Connection objects that connect to the source and destination hosts.

  2. Drag the Delete command from the left pane and drop it onto the editor in the middle.

  3. In Path do the following:

    1. Select a Connection object. This list displays the connection objects that you have selected at the top of the editor for the source and target hosts. .

      You can browse to a file or directory using the browse icon. When you click it, a pop-up dialog opens that allows you to browse to a file or directory on the host. For more information, see Browsing to Directories and Files.

    2. In Path, specify the absolute or relative path to change to. You can use * (any number of characters) and ? ()one character) wildcards here.

      Examples:

      • *.txt copies all files with a .txt extension.

      • report.* copies all files called report with any extension.

      • quarter? copies all files called quarter followed by a single character.

      • ???? copies all files that are exactly four characters long.

      Note:

      If you use wildcards and no files match the selection, the Delete command does not abort.

  4. In the Options section, do the following:

    1. If you do not want the Job to abort if this command fails, deselect Abort job on command failure.

    2. If you want to delete children directories and their files when they meet the wildcard criteria in the Path field, select Delete files recursively.

    3. If you select Delete files recursively, you can optionally chose to delete empty directories with the Delete empty directories option.

  5. Optionally add a description of the command under Description. The text you enter here is not written to the Job report. To write a message to the Job report, use an Echo command. For more information, see FTP Jobs: Echo Command Settings.

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