gdal-vsi-delete - Delete files located on GDAL Virtual System Interface (VSI)

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  Options  EXAMPLES  Example 1: Delete recursively files from /vsis3/bucket/my_dir  AUTHOR  COPYRIGHT 

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NAME

gdal-vsi-delete − Delete files located on GDAL Virtual System Interface (VSI)

Added in version 3.11.

SYNOPSIS

Usage: gdal vsi delete [OPTIONS] <FILENAME>

Delete files located on GDAL Virtual System Interface (VSI).

Positional arguments:
−−filename <FILENAME> File or directory name to delete [required]

Common Options:
−h, −−help Display help message and exit
−−json−usage Display usage as JSON document and exit
−−config <KEY>=<VALUE> Configuration option [may be repeated]

Options:
−r, −R, −−recursive Delete directories recursively

DESCRIPTION

gdal vsi delete delete files and directories located on GDAL Virtual File Systems (compressed, network hosted, etc...): /vsimem, /vsizip, /vsitar, /vsicurl, ....

This is the equivalent of the UNIX rm command, and gdal vsi rm is an alias for gdal vsi delete.

WARNING:

Be careful. This command cannot be undone. It can also act on the "real" file system.

Options

−r, −R, −−recursive

Delete directories recursively.

EXAMPLES

Example 1: Delete recursively files from /vsis3/bucket/my_dir

$ gdal vsi delete −r /vsis3/bucket/my_dir

AUTHOR

Even Rouault <[email protected]>

COPYRIGHT

1998-2025

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