---
title: "delfile"
description: "Deletes one existing workspace file."
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```lua
delfile(path: string): ()
```

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## Aliases

None.

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## Arguments

<ParamField body="path" type="string" required>
  A UTF-8 path relative to the Byte workspace.
</ParamField>

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## Returns

This function returns no values.

Missing paths and directories raise an error.

**Related types:** [Filesystem types & behavior](/reference/filesystem/types).

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## Example

```lua
writefile("docs-example/remove.txt", "temporary")
delfile("docs-example/remove.txt")
```