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Delete an Object

  • Updated on Feb 13, 2026
  • Published on Jan 26, 2026
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s3cmd [-c CONFIGFILE] del s3://BUCKET/OBJECT

or (alias for del)

s3cmd [-c CONFIGFILE] rm s3://BUCKET/OBJECT

CONFIGFILE

Configuration file. Defaults to $HOME/.s3cfg

BUCKET

Name of bucket

OBJECT

Name of object to delete

Example

Delete the file brown.txt from the bucket bucket1.

$ s3cmd -c vast.s3cfg rm s3://bucket1/brown.txt
delete: 's3://bucket1/brown.txt'
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