# Delete any file beginning with some character

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/delete-any-file-beginning-with-some-character/163121>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 17, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/delete-any-file-beginning-with-some-character/163121 "2009-03-17T13:40:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![sarika](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sarika](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sarika)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/delete-any-file-beginning-with-some-character/163121/1 "2009-03-17T13:40:52Z")

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Hi,

I am trying to delete files in a folder whichever beginning with any  
string  
but not able to do it?  
Command used in rb file is

File.delete(“A\*.jpg”)

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**Author:** ![sarika](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sarika](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sarika)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/delete-any-file-beginning-with-some-character/163121/2 "2009-03-17T13:47:03Z")

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On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Sarika P.  
[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> 

Try:  
Dir.glob(‘A\*.jpg’).each { |file| File.delete(file) }

Andrew T.  
[http://ramblingsonrails.com](http://ramblingsonrails.com)  
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**Author:** ![sarika](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sarika](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sarika)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/delete-any-file-beginning-with-some-character/163121/3 "2009-03-17T13:55:22Z")

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Hi,

2009/3/17 Sarika P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to delete files in a folder whichever beginning with any  
> string  
> but not able to do it?  
> Command used in rb file is
> 
> File.delete(“A\*.jpg”)  
> require ‘fileutils’  
> FileUtils.rm Dir.glob(‘A\*.jpg’)

Regards,

Park H.