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Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Command Reference
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Chapter 2 Catalyst 3550 Switch Cisco IOS Commands
delete
delete
Use the delete privileged EXEC command to delete a file or directory on the flash memory device.
delete [/force] [/recursive] filesystem:/file-url
Syntax Description
Command Modes Privileged EXEC
Command History
Usage Guidelines If you use the /force keyword, you are prompted at the beginning of the deletion process to confirm the
deletion.
If you use the /recursive keyword without the /force keyword, you are prompted to confirm the deletion
of every file.
The prompting behavior depends on the setting of the file prompt global configuration command. By
default, the switch prompts for confirmation on destructive file operations. For more information about
this command, see the Cisco IOS Command Reference for Release 12.1.
Examples This example shows how to remove the directory that contains the old software image after a successful
download of a new image:
Switch# delete /force /recursive flash:/old-image
You can verify that the directory was removed by entering the dir filesystem: privileged EXEC
command.
Related Commands
/force (Optional) Suppress the prompt that confirms the deletion.
/recursive (Optional) Delete the named directory and all subdirectories and the files
contained in it.
filesystem: Alias for a flash file system. Use flash: for the system board flash device.
/file-url The path (directory) and filename to delete.
Release Modification
12.1(4)EA1 This command was introduced.
Command Description
archive download-sw Downloads a new image to the switch and overwrites or keeps the existing
image.