Parameters

path

The name of the file to be deleted. Wildcard characters are not supported.

Exceptions

Type	Reason
ArgumentException	path is a zero-length string, contains only white space, or contains one or more implementation-specific invalid characters.
ArgumentNullException	path is null.
System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException	The directory information specified in path was not found.
System.IO.IOException	The specified file is in use.
System.Security.SecurityException	The caller does not have the required permission.
UnauthorizedAccessException	The caller does not have the required permission.
System.IO.PathTooLongException	The length of path or the absolute path information for path exceeds the system-defined maximum length.

Remarks

Specify a file name with any relative or absolute path information for the path parameter. Wildcard characters cannot be included. Relative path information is interpreted as relative to the current working directory. To obtain the current working directory, see Directory.GetCurrentDirectory.

If the file to be deleted does not exist, no exception is thrown.

For a list of common I/O tasks, see Common I/O Tasks.

Permissions

Requirements