pache.tools.ant.taskdefs">MatchingTask</a></pre>
<div class="block">Deletes a file or directory, or set of files defined by a fileset.
 The original delete task would delete a file, or a set of files
 using the include/exclude syntax.  The deltree task would delete a
 directory tree.  This task combines the functionality of these two
 originally distinct tasks.
 <p>Currently Delete extends MatchingTask.  This is intended <i>only</i>
 to provide backwards compatibility for a release.  The future position
 is