gdal-vsi-delete - Man Page

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

Added in version 3.11.

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

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:

Even Rouault <even.rouault@spatialys.com>

1998-2025