---
date: 2020-05-27T16:09:49+01:00
title: "rclone purge"
description: "Remove the path and all of its contents."
slug: rclone_purge
url: /commands/rclone_purge/
# autogenerated - DO NOT EDIT, instead edit the source code in cmd/purge/ and as part of making a release run "make commanddocs"
---
# rclone purge

Remove the path and all of its contents.

## Synopsis


Remove the path and all of its contents.  Note that this does not obey
include/exclude filters - everything will be removed.  Use `delete` if
you want to selectively delete files.


```
rclone purge remote:path [flags]
```

## Options

```
  -h, --help   help for purge
```

See the [global flags page](/flags/) for global options not listed here.

## SEE ALSO

* [rclone](/commands/rclone/)	 - Show help for rclone commands, flags and backends.