# Delete

@DisableCachingByDefault(because = "Deletion cannot be cached")
abstract class Delete : ConventionTask, DeleteSpec(source)

Deletes files or directories. Example:

    task makePretty(type: Delete) {
      delete 'uglyFolder', 'uglyFile'
      followSymlinks = true
    }

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Be default symlinks will not be followed when deleting files. To change this behavior call setFollowSymlinks with true. On systems that do not support symlinks, this will have no effect.

## Constructors

Delete
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constructor()

## Properties

conventionMapping
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open val conventionMapping: @Nullable ConventionMapping
description
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open var description: @Nullable String
enabled
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open var enabled: Boolean
extra
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val ExtensionAware. extra: ExtraPropertiesExtension

The extra properties extension in this object's extension container.

group
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open var group: @Nullable String
impliesSubProjects
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open var impliesSubProjects: Boolean
state
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val state: TaskStateInternal
TASK_ACTION
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val TASK_ACTION: String = "action"
TASK_CONSTRUCTOR_ARGS
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val TASK_CONSTRUCTOR_ARGS: String = "constructorArgs"
TASK_DEPENDS_ON
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val TASK_DEPENDS_ON: String = "dependsOn"
TASK_DESCRIPTION
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val TASK_DESCRIPTION: String = "description"
TASK_GROUP
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val TASK_GROUP: String = "group"
TASK_NAME
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val TASK_NAME: String = "name"
TASK_OVERWRITE
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val TASK_OVERWRITE: String = "overwrite"
TASK_TYPE
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val TASK_TYPE: String = "type"
timeout
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val timeout: Property<Duration>

## Functions

acceptServiceReferences
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open fun acceptServiceReferences(serviceReferences: Set<ServiceReferenceSpec>)
appendParallelSafeAction
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open fun appendParallelSafeAction(action: Action<in Task>)
buildFailureMessage
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open fun buildFailureMessage(cause: Throwable): String
compareTo
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open fun compareTo(otherTask: Task): Int
configure
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open fun configure(closure: Closure): Task
abstract fun configure(cl: Closure): T
configure
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inline fun <T : Any> ExtensionAware. configure(noinline configuration: T.() -> Unit)

Executes the given configuration block against the extension of the specified type.

conventionMapping
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open fun conventionMapping(property: String, mapping: Callable<out Any>): Task
delete
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open fun delete(@Nullable targets: Array<@Nullable Any>): Delete
Adds some files to be deleted by this task.
dependsOn
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open fun dependsOn(paths: Array<Any>): Task
doFirst
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open fun doFirst(action: Action<in Task>): Task
doLast
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open fun doLast(action: Action<in Task>): Task
doNotTrackState
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open fun doNotTrackState(reasonNotToTrackState: String)
doNotTrackStateIf
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open fun doNotTrackStateIf(reason: String, spec: Spec<in TaskInternal>)
finalizedBy
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open fun finalizedBy(paths: Array<Any>): Task
getActions
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open fun getActions(): List<Action<in Task>>
getAnt
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open fun getAnt(): AntBuilder
getAsDynamicObject
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open fun getAsDynamicObject(): DynamicObject
getDelete
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@Internal
open fun getDelete(): Set<Any>
Returns the set of files which will be deleted by this task.
getDependsOn
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open fun getDependsOn(): Set<Any>
getDestroyables
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open fun getDestroyables(): TaskDestroyables
getDidWork
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open fun getDidWork(): Boolean
getExtensions
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open fun getExtensions(): ExtensionContainer
getFinalizedBy
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open fun getFinalizedBy(): TaskDependency
getIdentityPath
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open fun getIdentityPath(): Path
getInputs
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open fun getInputs(): TaskInputsInternal
abstract fun getInputs(): TaskInputs
getLifecycleDependencies
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open fun getLifecycleDependencies(): TaskDependencyInternal
abstract fun getLifecycleDependencies(): TaskDependency
getLocalState
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open fun getLocalState(): TaskLocalState
getLogger
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open fun getLogger(): Logger
getLogging
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open fun getLogging(): LoggingManager
getMustRunAfter
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open fun getMustRunAfter(): TaskDependency
getName
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open fun getName(): String
getOnlyIf
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open fun getOnlyIf(): Spec<in TaskInternal>
getOutputs
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open fun getOutputs(): TaskOutputsInternal
abstract fun getOutputs(): TaskOutputs
getPath
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open fun getPath(): String
getProject
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open fun getProject(): Project
getProvenance
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open fun getProvenance(): Optional<String>
getReasonNotToTrackState
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open fun getReasonNotToTrackState(): Optional<String>
getReasonsNotToTrackState
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open fun getReasonsNotToTrackState(): Set<String>
getReasonTaskIsIncompatibleWithConfigurationCache
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open fun getReasonTaskIsIncompatibleWithConfigurationCache(): Optional<String>
getRequiredServices
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open fun getRequiredServices(): TaskRequiredServices
getSharedResources
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open fun getSharedResources(): List<ResourceLock>
abstract fun getSharedResources(): List<out ResourceLock>
getShouldRunAfter
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open fun getShouldRunAfter(): TaskDependency
getStandardOutputCapture
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open fun getStandardOutputCapture(): StandardOutputCapture
getState
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abstract fun getState(): TaskState
getTargetFiles
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@Destroys
open fun getTargetFiles(): FileCollection
Returns the resolved set of files which will be deleted by this task.
getTaskActions
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open fun getTaskActions(): List<InputChangesAwareTaskAction>
getTaskDependencies
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open fun getTaskDependencies(): TaskDependencyInternal
abstract fun getTaskDependencies(): TaskDependency
getTaskIdentity
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open fun getTaskIdentity(): TaskIdentity<out Any>
getTemporaryDir
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open fun getTemporaryDir(): File
getTemporaryDirFactory
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open fun getTemporaryDirFactory(): Factory<File>
hasProperty
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open fun hasProperty(propertyName: String): Boolean
hasTaskActions
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open fun hasTaskActions(): Boolean
injectIntoNewInstance
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open fun <T : Task?> injectIntoNewInstance(project: ProjectInternal, identity: TaskIdentity<T>, factory: Callable<T>): T
isCompatibleWithConfigurationCache
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open fun isCompatibleWithConfigurationCache(): Boolean
isEnabled
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open fun isEnabled(): Boolean
isFollowSymlinks
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@Input
open fun isFollowSymlinks(): Boolean
Returns if symlinks should be followed when doing a delete.
isHasCustomActions
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open fun isHasCustomActions(): Boolean
mustRunAfter
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open fun mustRunAfter(paths: Array<Any>): Task
notCompatibleWithConfigurationCache
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open fun notCompatibleWithConfigurationCache(reason: String)
onlyIf
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open fun onlyIf(spec: Spec<in Task>)
prependParallelSafeAction
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open fun prependParallelSafeAction(action: Action<in Task>)
property
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open fun property(propertyName: String): Any
restoreOnlyIf
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open fun restoreOnlyIf(onlyIf: Spec<in TaskInternal>)
restoreTaskActions
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open fun restoreTaskActions(taskActions: List<InputChangesAwareTaskAction>)
setActions
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open fun setActions(replacements: List<Action<in Task>>)
setDelete
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open fun setDelete(target: Any)
open fun setDelete(targets: Set<Any>)
Sets the files to be deleted by this task.
setDependsOn
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open fun setDependsOn(dependsOn: Iterable<out Any>)
setDidWork
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open fun setDidWork(didWork: Boolean)
setFinalizedBy
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open fun setFinalizedBy(finalizedByTasks: Iterable<out Any>)
setFollowSymlinks
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open fun setFollowSymlinks(followSymlinks: Boolean)
Set if symlinks should be followed.
setMustRunAfter
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open fun setMustRunAfter(mustRunAfterTasks: Iterable<out Any>)
setOnlyIf
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open fun setOnlyIf(spec: Spec<in Task>)
setProperty
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open fun setProperty(name: String, value: Any)
setShouldRunAfter
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open fun setShouldRunAfter(shouldRunAfterTasks: Iterable<out Any>)
shouldRunAfter
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open fun shouldRunAfter(paths: Array<Any>): TaskDependency
the
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inline fun <T : Any> ExtensionAware. the(): T

Returns the extension of the specified type.

fun <T : Any> ExtensionAware. the(extensionType: KClass<T>): T

Returns the extension of the specified extensionType.

usesService
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open fun usesService(service: Provider<out BuildService<out Any>>)