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JavaScript xdmp.filesystemFileDelete

xdmp:filesystem-file-delete

xdmp:filesystem-file-delete(
   $pathname as xs:string
) as empty-sequence()

Summary

Deletes the file specified by pathname. Returns the empty sequence upon success.

Parameters
pathname Pathname of the file to be deleted.

Required Privileges

http://marklogic.com/xdmp/privileges/xdmp-filesystem-file-delete

Usage Notes

This can also be used to delete an empty directory.

Example

  xdmp:filesystem-file-delete("/mydata/datafiles/oldfile.txt")
  => ()

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