WP_Filesystem_SSH2::delete( string $file, bool $recursive = false, string|false $type = false )

Deletes a file or directory.


Parameters

$file

(Required) Path to the file or directory.

$recursive

(Optional) If set to true, deletes files and folders recursively.<br>

Default value: false

$type

(Optional) Type of resource. 'f' for file, 'd' for directory.<br>

Default value: false


Return

(bool) True on success, false on failure.


Source

File: wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ssh2.php

	public function delete($file, $recursive = false, $type = false) {
		if ( 'f' == $type || $this->is_file($file) )
			return ssh2_sftp_unlink($this->sftp_link, $file);
		if ( ! $recursive )
			 return ssh2_sftp_rmdir($this->sftp_link, $file);
		$filelist = $this->dirlist($file);
		if ( is_array($filelist) ) {
			foreach ( $filelist as $filename => $fileinfo) {
				$this->delete($file . '/' . $filename, $recursive, $fileinfo['type']);
			}
		}
		return ssh2_sftp_rmdir($this->sftp_link, $file);
	}


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2.7.0 Introduced.