> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://doc.wearepatchworks.com/product-documentation/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://doc.wearepatchworks.com/product-documentation/process-flows/building-process-flows/process-flow-shapes/standard-shapes/connector-shape/configuring-sftp-connections/valid-ftp-commands/delete-ftp-command.md). # delete (FTP command) ### Overview The `delete` command deletes a file from a given location on the remote server. No content is loaded into the flow. ## Need to know Regular expressions are supported when defining files to be removed with the `delete` command. ## Connection settings When [configuring an SFTP connector](/product-documentation/process-flows/building-process-flows/process-flow-shapes/standard-shapes/connector-shape/configuring-sftp-connections.md), three fields should be updated: | FTP command | Root | Path | | -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | FTP command only: `delete` |

The root to the directory where the required file is located. You could enter just / and then a full path in the path field, or you can provide the full path to the file.

If you are deleting multiple files using a regular expression, enter the entire path here, so the path field only contains your regular expression.

| The filename or regular expression (if you specified the full path as `root`) or the full path to the file. | ## Example * [Scenario](#scenario) * [The steps](#the-steps) ### Scenario
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Our process flow is configured as follows:

/files/rI8jPerjv9MFfSCvdBbq
In this flow, we need to delete all files that start with 'old' in /myfiles/folderB on the remote server:

/files/2vpVY6Q37YrYqTgeZirK
### The steps
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Connector settings

Our SFTP shape is configured as follows:

  • Look for files from the root, which is defined as: /myfiles/folderB
  • Check the path for the file(s) to remove, defined as: /^old.*/i
  • Delete files with the ftp command. This is defined as: delete
/files/oMb9sRQ3X0NcUlY4i8Mk
On our remote server, all files starting with 'old' have been removed from /myfiles/folderB/:

/files/J6YFhcQQMgUmK2sBQwdu