rclone/docs/content/commands/rclone_purge.md

---
title: "rclone purge"
description: "Remove the path and all of its contents."
# 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 the
[delete](/commands/rclone_delete/) command if you want to selectively
delete files. To delete empty directories only, use command
[rmdir](/commands/rclone_rmdir/) or [rmdirs](/commands/rclone_rmdirs/).

**Important**: Since this can cause data loss, test first with the
`--dry-run` or the `--interactive`/`-i` flag.


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

## Options

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

Options shared with other commands are described next.
See the [global flags page](/flags/) for global options not listed here.

### Important Options

Important flags useful for most commands

```
  -n, --dry-run         Do a trial run with no permanent changes
  -i, --interactive     Enable interactive mode
  -v, --verbose count   Print lots more stuff (repeat for more)
```

## See Also

* [rclone](/commands/rclone/)	 - Show help for rclone commands, flags and backends.
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			`title: "rclone purge"`
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			`Remove the path and all of its contents.`

docs: make command docs titles be one higher 2020-05-22 18:17:37 +08:00			`## Synopsis`
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			`Remove the path and all of its contents. Note that this does not obey`
Version v1.59.0 2022-07-10 01:08:20 +08:00			`include/exclude filters - everything will be removed. Use the`
			`[delete](/commands/rclone_delete/) command if you want to selectively`
			`delete files. To delete empty directories only, use command`
			`[rmdir](/commands/rclone_rmdir/) or [rmdirs](/commands/rclone_rmdirs/).`
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Version v1.53.0 2020-09-02 23:59:04 +08:00			`Important: Since this can cause data loss, test first with the`
			`--dry-run` or the `--interactive`/`-i` flag.

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			```
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			```

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			```
			`-h, --help help for purge`
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			`See the [global flags page](/flags/) for global options not listed here.`
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			```
			`-n, --dry-run Do a trial run with no permanent changes`
			`-i, --interactive Enable interactive mode`
			`-v, --verbose count Print lots more stuff (repeat for more)`
			```

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Version v1.44 2018-10-15 18:03:08 +08:00			`* [rclone](/commands/rclone/) - Show help for rclone commands, flags and backends.`
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