**To delete a file** The following ``delete-file`` example demonstrates how to delete a file named ``README.md`` from a branch named ``master`` with a most recent commit ID of ``c5709475EXAMPLE`` in a repository named ``MyDemoRepo``. :: aws codecommit delete-file --repository-name MyDemoRepo --branch-name master --file-path README.md --parent-commit-id c5709475EXAMPLE Output:: { "blobId":"559b44fEXAMPLE", "commitId":"353cf655EXAMPLE", "filePath":"README.md", "treeId":"6bc824cEXAMPLE" } For more information, see `Edit or Delete a File in AWS CodeCommit`_ in the *AWS CodeCommit API Reference* guide. .. _`Edit or Delete a File in AWS CodeCommit`: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/codecommit/latest/userguide/how-to-edit-file.html?shortFooter=true#how-to-edit-file-cli