Delete Task 

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Deletes the specified files.

Parameters

The following table describes the parameters of the Delete task.

Parameter Description

DeletedFiles

Optional ITaskItem[] output parameter.

Specifies the files that were successfully deleted.

Files

Required ITaskItem[] parameter.

Specifies the files to delete.

TreatErrorsAsWarnings

Optional Boolean parameter

If true, errors are logged as warnings. The defalut value is false.

Remarks

Example

The following example deletes the file MyApp.pdb.

<Project xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">

    <PropertyGroup>
        <AppName>MyApp</AppName>
    </PropertyGroup>

    <Target Name="DeleteFiles">
        <Delete Files="$(AppName).pdb" />
    </Target>
</Project>

See Also

Concepts

MSBuild Tasks

Other Resources

MSBuild Task Reference