Delete

open class Delete : ConventionTask, DeleteSpec

Deletes files or directories. Example:

 task makePretty(type: Delete) { delete 'uglyFolder', 'uglyFile' followSymlinks = true }

Be default symlinks will not be followed when deleting files. To change this behavior call Delete#setFollowSymlinks(boolean) with true. On systems that do not support symlinks, this will have no effect.

Constructors

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Delete()

Deletes files or directories. Example:

 task makePretty(type: Delete) { delete 'uglyFolder', 'uglyFile' followSymlinks = true }

Functions

delete	`open fun delete(vararg targets: Any): Delete` Adds some files to be deleted by this task. The given targets are evaluated as per `org.gradle.api.Project#files(Object...)`.
getDelete	`open fun getDelete(): MutableSet<Any>` Returns the set of files which will be deleted by this task.
getTargetFiles	`open fun getTargetFiles(): FileCollection` Returns the resolved set of files which will be deleted by this task.
isFollowSymlinks	`open fun isFollowSymlinks(): Boolean` Returns if symlinks should be followed when doing a delete.
setDelete	`open fun setDelete(targets: MutableSet<Any>): Unit` `open fun setDelete(target: Any): Unit` Sets the files to be deleted by this task.
setFollowSymlinks	`open fun setFollowSymlinks(followSymlinks: Boolean): Unit` Set if symlinks should be followed. If the platform doesn't support symlinks, then this will have no effect.