Delete files with a specific string

In my directory I have 1000's of files, however some files are not needed and they all have the string "Yes_" in their file names, is there an easy way to delete all files that contain this phrase in their name?

[Stephen23]

"is there an easy way to delete all files that contain this phrase in their name?"

delete *Yes_*.*

[Ahmed Abdulla]

Wow this works and really simple. Thank you

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

Try this:

% Specify the folder where the files live.
myFolder = pwd; % or wherever . . . 'C:\Users\yourUserName\Documents\My Pictures';
% Check to make sure that folder actually exists.  Warn user if it doesn't.
if ~isfolder(myFolder)
    errorMessage = sprintf('Error: The following folder does not exist:\n%s\nPlease specify a new folder.', myFolder);
    uiwait(warndlg(errorMessage));
    myFolder = uigetdir(); % Ask for a new one.
    if myFolder == 0
        % User clicked Cancel
        return;
    end
end
% Get a list of all files in the folder with the desired file name pattern.
filePattern = fullfile(myFolder, '*.*'); % Change to whatever pattern you need.
theFiles = dir(filePattern);
for k = 1 : length(theFiles)
    baseFileName = theFiles(k).name;
    fullFileName = fullfile(theFiles(k).folder, baseFileName);
    fprintf(1, 'Now checking %s\n', fullFileName);
    % Now do whatever you want with this file name,
    % such as deleting it.
    if contains(baseFileName, 'Yes_', 'IgnoreCase', true)
        fprintf(1, '    Now deleting %s\n', fullFileName);
        recycle on % Go to recycle bin
        delete(fullFileName);
    end
end

Adapted from the FAQ:

https://matlab.fandom.com/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_process_a_sequence_of_files.3F

[Ahmed Abdulla]

Legend, Thank youu!!