How to delete specific files from the Source folder using delete task in Azure devOps

Question

I am trying to add a task to delete files with specific type from source folder and all the sub folders using delete task in Azure DevOps pipeline.

I have tried following combinations but none of them worked. (.xyz) (.xyz) *.xyz *.xyz\

my expectation is to delete files with .xyz type from all the sub folders.

As a workaround I have started using powershell task and wrote custom script to handle this. — julin shah
If Ben's answer helps you solve the problem,you could Accept it as an Answer — Hugh Lin

Ben Smith Ben Smith · Accepted Answer · 2019-11-02T00:49:02

Try setting:

**/*.xyz

As the Contents variable value.

The full range of pattern filters is described in the documentation here.