- Description
- Deletes the specified items.
- Syntax
Remove-Item [-Path] <String[]> [-Recurse] [-Force]
- Example
Remove-Item -Path 'C:\temp\*' -Recurse -Force
- Parameters
Path: Required. Specifies a path to the items to delete
Recurse: Optional. Deletes items in specified locations and all child items
Force: Optional. Forces deletion of read-only or hidden files
- Return type
- None
- Aliases
- ri, rm, rmdir, del, erase, rd
- Supported Windows versions
- Windows PowerShell 2.0 and laterWindows 7Windows 8Windows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2008 R2 and later