function file_delete

7.x file.inc	`file_delete(stdClass $file, $force = FALSE)`
6.x file.inc	`file_delete($path)`

Delete a file.

Parameters

$path A string containing a file path.:

Return value

TRUE for success, FALSE for failure.

Related topics

File interface: Common file handling functions.

9 calls to file_delete()

file_move in drupal-6.x/includes/file.inc: Moves a file to a new location.
locale_uninstall in drupal-6.x/modules/locale/locale.install: Implementation of hook_uninstall().
system_cron in drupal-6.x/modules/system/system.module: Implementation of hook_cron().
upload_delete in drupal-6.x/modules/upload/upload.module
upload_delete_revision in drupal-6.x/modules/upload/upload.module

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2 string references to 'file_delete'

drupal_clear_css_cache in drupal-6.x/includes/common.inc: Delete all cached CSS files.
drupal_clear_js_cache in drupal-6.x/includes/common.inc: Delete all cached JS files.

File

drupal-6.x/includes/file.inc, line 544: API for handling file uploads and server file management.

Code

function file_delete($path) {
  if (is_file($path)) {
    return unlink($path);
  }
}