diff --git a/cmd/delete/delete.go b/cmd/delete/delete.go index b1edc22e2..fcdc77f39 100644 --- a/cmd/delete/delete.go +++ b/cmd/delete/delete.go @@ -14,9 +14,13 @@ var commandDefintion = &cobra.Command{ Use: "delete remote:path", Short: `Remove the contents of path.`, Long: ` -Remove the contents of path. Unlike ` + "`" + `purge` + "`" + ` it obeys include/exclude +Remove the files in path. Unlike ` + "`" + `purge` + "`" + ` it obeys include/exclude filters so can be used to selectively delete files. +` + "`" + `rclone delete` + "`" + ` only deletes objects but leaves the directory structure +alone. If you want to delete a directory and all of its contents use +` + "`" + `rclone purge` + "`" + ` + Eg delete all files bigger than 100MBytes Check what would be deleted first (use either)