Delete a file from within Java, with error handling

    

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import java.io.File;

/**
 * Delete a file from within Java, with error handling.
 * 
 * @author Ian F. Darwin, http://www.darwinsys.com/
 * @version $Id: Delete2.java,v 1.5 2004/02/09 03:33:47 ian Exp $
 */
public class Delete2 {

  public static void main(String[] argv) {
    for (int i = 0; i < argv.length; i++)
      delete(argv[i]);
  }

  public static void delete(String fileName) {
    try {
      // Construct a File object for the file to be deleted.
      File target = new File(fileName);

      if (!target.exists()) {
        System.err.println("File " + fileName
            + " not present to begin with!");
        return;
      }

      // Quick, now, delete it immediately:
      if (target.delete())
        System.err.println("** Deleted " + fileName + " **");
      else
        System.err.println("Failed to delete " + fileName);
    } catch (SecurityException e) {
      System.err.println("Unable to delete " + fileName + "("
          + e.getMessage() + ")");
    }
  }
}

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