Delete a file - A Java Code Example

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This little example shows how to delete a file from disc.

import java.io.File;

public class FileUtil {

  public boolean deleteFile(String filename) {

    File file = new File(filename);
    return file.delete();

  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    FileUtil fileutil = new FileUtil();
    System.out.println(fileutil.deleteFile("/temp/myfile.txt"));
  }
}

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