Command-line tool

del-cli

npm/del-cli

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:11 UTC · Still published on npm

Delete files and directories - Cross-platform cli-app cli delete del remove destroy trash unlink clean cleaning cleanup rm

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:11 UTC

Install it

Windows

npm install -g del-cli

macOS

npm install -g del-cli

Linux

npm install -g del-cli

View the documentation of the equivalent PowerShell command

tldr remove-item

Delete one or more files or patterns

del file_pattern1 file_pattern2 ...

Prompt for confirmation before deleting each file

del file_pattern /p

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