Delete Files and Directories Step

This step deletes a specified set of files and directories.

Required properties:

Property Name	Description
Base Directory	The starting directory from under which deletions are to be done.
Include Files	Specify a new-line-separated list of file/directory patterns to include. Pattern Matching Rules: * matches zero or more characters ? matches one character matches zero or more directories Examples:** `.java` - matches `.java`, `x.java`, and `FooBar.java` `?.java` - matches `x.java`, `A.java` `/.txt` - matches all txt files recursively `*/CVS/` - matches all files in `CVS` directories anywhere in the directory tree `org/apache/jakarta/` - matches all files in the `org/apache/jakarta` directory tree `org/apache//CVS/` - matches all files in `CVS` directories anywhere in the in the directory tree under `org/apache/` `/test/*` - matches all files that have a `test` element in their path, including `test` as a filename

Property Name

Description

Base Directory

The starting directory from under which deletions are to be done.

Include Files

Specify a new-line-separated list of file/directory patterns to include.

Pattern Matching Rules:

* matches zero or more characters

? matches one character

** matches zero or more directories

Examples:

*.java - matches .java, x.java, and FooBar.java

?.java - matches x.java, A.java

**/*.txt - matches all txt files recursively

**/CVS/* - matches all files in CVS directories anywhere in the directory tree

org/apache/jakarta/** - matches all files in the org/apache/jakarta directory tree

org/apache/**/CVS/* - matches all files in CVS directories anywhere in the in the directory tree under org/apache/

**/test/** - matches all files that have a test element in their path, including test as a filename

Optional properties:

Property Name	Description
Exclude Files	Specify a new-line-separated list of file/directory patterns to exclude. Pattern matching rules are the same as those listed in Include Files.
Follow Symlinks	Select this to follow symbolic links when deleting. This deletes any files and directories linked to the files and directories in the deletion list.
Case Sensitive	Select this for case sensitive name matching.