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The files deleted by the delete command without the /unreserved keyword are moved to the recycle
bin. To delete them permanently, you can use the reset recycle-bin command.
Example
# There are three files flash:/a.cfg, flash:/b.cfg, and flash:/test/c.cfg in the recycle bin.
Permanently delete file flash:/a.cfg and flash:/b.cfg.
z Display all the files in the recycle bin in directory flash:.
<Sysname> dir /all
Directory of flash:/
0 -rwh 3080 Apr 26 2000 16:41:43 private-data.txt
1 -rw- 2416 Apr 26 2000 13:45:36 config.cfg
2 -rw- 4036197 May 14 2000 10:13:18 main.bin
3 -rw- 2386 Apr 26 2000 13:30:30 back.cfg
4 drw- - May 08 2000 09:49:25 test
5 -rwh 716 Apr 24 2007 16:17:30 hostkey
6 -rwh 572 Apr 24 2007 16:17:44 serverkey
7 -rw- 2386 May 08 2000 11:14:20 [a.cfg]
8 -rw- 3608 Dec 03 2007 17:29:30 [b.cfg]
7239 KB total (1930 KB free)
//The above information indicates that in directory flash:, there are two files a.cfg and b.cfg in the
recycle bin.
z Delete the files in directory flash: that are already in the recycle bin.
<Sysname> reset recycle-bin
Clear flash:/~/a.cfg ?[Y/N]:y
Clearing files from flash may take a long time. Please wait...
....
%Cleared file flash:/~/a.cfg.
Clear flash:/~/b.cfg ?[Y/N]:y
Clearing files from flash may take a long time. Please wait...
......
%Cleared file flash:/~/b.cfg...
z In directory flash:, check whether all the files in the recycle bin are deleted.
<Sysname> dir /all
Directory of flash:/
0 -rwh 3080 Apr 26 2000 16:41:43 private-data.txt
1 -rw- 2416 Apr 26 2000 13:45:36 config.cfg
2 -rw- 4036197 May 14 2000 10:13:18 main.bin
3 -rw- 2386 Apr 26 2000 13:30:30 back.cfg
4 drw- - May 08 2000 09:49:25 test
5 -rwh 716 Apr 24 2007 16:17:30 hostkey
6 -rwh 572 Apr 24 2007 16:17:44 serverkey
7239 KB total (1934 KB free)
// The above information indicates that file flash:/a.cfg and flash:/b.cfg are deleted permanently.
z In directory flash:/test, see whether the file in the recycle bin is deleted or not.
<Sysname> cd test