| 1 | # del-cli [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/del-cli)
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| 3 | > Delete files and folders
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| 5 | Useful for use in build scripts and automated things.
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| 7 | *Note that this does permanent deletion. See [`trash-cli`](https://github.com/sindresorhus/trash-cli) for something safer.*
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| 10 | ## Install
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| 11 |
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| 12 | ```
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| 13 | $ npm install --global del-cli
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| 14 | ```
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| 17 | ## Usage
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| 18 |
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| 19 | ```
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| 20 | $ de --help
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| 21 |
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| 22 | Usage
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| 23 | $ de <path|glob> [...]
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| 25 | Options
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| 26 | -f, --force Allow deleting the current working directory and outside
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| 27 | -d, --dry-run List what would be deleted instead of deleting
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| 29 | Examples
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| 30 | $ de unicorn.png rainbow.png
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| 31 | $ de '*.png' '!unicorn.png'
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| 32 | ```
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| 34 | It's `de` and not `del`, since `del` is already a builtin command on Windows.
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| 37 | ## Related
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| 39 | - [del](https://github.com/sindresorhus/del) - API for this module
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| 40 | - [trash-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/trash-cli) - Move files and folders to the trash
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| 43 | ## License
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| 45 | MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](http://sindresorhus.com)
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