slashdelete#

Files.slashdelete(fname='', ext='', distkey='', **kwargs)#

Deletes a file.

Mechanical APDL Command: /DELETE

Parameters:
fnamestr

File name and directory path (248 characters maximum, including the characters needed for the directory path). An unspecified directory path defaults to the working directory; in this case, you can use all 248 characters for the file name. The file name defaults to the current Jobname.

extstr

Filename extension (eight-character maximum).

distkeystr

Key that specifies which file deletion action is performed on all processes in distributed-memory parallel mode:

  • 0 (OFF or NO) - The program performs the file deletion only on the master process (default).

  • 1 (ON or YES) - The program performs the file deletion locally on each process.

  • 2 or BOTH - The program performs file deletion for Fname. Ext on the master process and for FnameN. Ext on all processes.

Notes

In distributed-memory parallel (DMP) mode, only the master process will delete Fname. Ext by default. However, when DistKey is set to 1 (or ON, or YES) or 2 (or BOTH), the command is executed by all processes. In this case, Fname will automatically have the process rank appended to it. This means FnameN. Ext will be deleted by all processes, where N is the DMP process rank. For more information see in the Parallel Processing Guide.