delete_fileset - 2021.2 English

Vivado Design Suite Tcl Command Reference Guide (UG835)

Document ID
UG835
Release Date
2021-10-22
Version
2021.2 English

Delete a fileset

Syntax

delete_fileset [‑merge <arg>] [‑quiet] [‑verbose] <fileset>

Usage

Name Description
[-merge] Fileset to merge files from the deleted fileset into
[-quiet] Ignore command errors
[-verbose] Suspend message limits during command execution
<fileset> Fileset to be deleted

Categories

Project

Description

Deletes the specified fileset. However, if the fileset cannot be deleted, then no message is returned.

Arguments

-merge <arg> - (Optional) Specify a different fileset to merge the files from the deleted fileset into. If the -merge option is not specified, then all files in the fileset are removed from the project.

-quiet - (Optional) Execute the command quietly, returning no messages from the command. The command also returns TCL_OK regardless of any errors encountered during execution.
Note: Any errors encountered on the command-line, while launching the command, will be returned. Only errors occurring inside the command will be trapped.
-verbose - (Optional) Temporarily override any message limits and return all messages from this command.
Note: Message limits can be defined with the set_msg_config command.

<fileset> - (Required) The name of the fileset to delete. The last constraint or simulation fileset will not be deleted, and no error will be returned under these circumstances.

Examples

The following example deletes the sim_2 fileset from the current project.
delete_fileset sim_2
Note: The fileset and all of its files are removed from the project. The files are not removed from the hard drive.