removeFile

R2026b

Remove file or folder from project

Syntax

removeFile(proj,filesAndFolders)

Description

Note

Starting in R2026b, you can create or convert a project to use the single TOML project definition file (matlab.toml). In TOML‑based projects, the project definition does not manage file membership, so you do not need removeFile to remove files from the project. However, removeFile still removes files from source control.

removeFile(proj,filesAndFolders) removes files and folders from the specified project.

Examples

Remove File from Project

Open the Times Table App project. Use currentProject to create a project object from the currently loaded project.

openExample("matlab/TimesTableProjectExample")
proj = currentProject;

Remove a file.

removeFile(proj,"source/timesTableGame.m")

Add the file back to the project.

addFile(proj,"source/timesTableGame.m")

Input Arguments

proj — Project

matlab.project.Project object

Project, specified as a matlab.project.Project object. Use currentProject to create a project object from the currently loaded project.

filesAndFolders — Files and folders to remove

string array | cell array of character vectors | array of ProjectFile objects

Files or folders to remove, specified as a string array, a cell array of character vectors, or an array of ProjectFile objects.

Version History

Introduced in R2019a

R2025a: Remove multiple folders and files from project

Starting in R2025a, the removeFile function supports removing multiple folders and files from a project at the same time.