PowerShell: Delete Files

Delete a File

# delete a file in current dir
rm .\photo.jpg

# delete a file by path
rm "~/travel photo.jpg"

• Remove-Item has alias rm

Delete File by Wildcard Pattern

delete by Wildcard pattern.

# delete macOS folder preference file
dir -recurse -Force -filter .DS_Store | rm -Force

# delete emacs backup. file name ending in ~
dir -recurse -file -filter *~ | rm

• Remove-Item has alias rm

〔see List File by File Name Pattern〕