Version 0 of file delete

Updated 2003-10-02 20:56:55

file delete ''?-force? ?- -? pathname ?pathname ... ?

Removes the file or directory specified by each pathname argument. Non-empty directories will be removed only if the -force option is specified. When operating on symbolic links, the links themselves will be deleted, not the objects they point to. Trying to delete a non-existent file is not considered an error. Trying to delete a read-only file will cause the file to be deleted, even if the -force flags is not specified. If the -force option is specified on a directory, Tcl will attempt both to change permissions and move the current directory 'pwd' out of the given path if that is necessary to allow the deletion to proceed. Arguments are processed in the order specified, halting at the first error, if any. A - - marks the end of switches; the argument following the - - will be treated as a pathname even if it starts with a -.


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Tcl syntax help - Category Command