Lua:deleteFile

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<> Reference
function deleteFile(pathtofile) : boolean

Deletes the file at the specified path.

Returns true if a file existed at that path and does not exist anymore after the call.

Contents

1 Function Parameters
2 Returns
3 Examples
4 See Also

Function Parameters[edit]

Parameter	Type	Description
pathtofile	String	The path to the file to delete.

Returns[edit]

boolean — True if a file existed at the specified path and no longer exists after the call, otherwise false.

Examples[edit]

1 local path = "C:\\\\Temp\\\\example.txt"
2 
3 if deleteFile(path) then
4   print("File deleted")
5 else
6   print("File was not deleted")
7 end

See Also[edit]

Main Pages
Lua

Script Engine

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