Powershell to delete files from SharePoint Document libraries - powershell

Question

I am trying to multiple files from multiple SharePoint libraries in SharePoint 2010 on Application server in the farm with the below script:
$list = Get-Content $libpath
$web = Get-Spweb $url
$lib = $web.Lists | where { $_.title -eq $libname }
foreach ($libr in $lib) {
$file = $libr.Items
foreach ( $fil in $file) {
If ($fil.Name -eq $item) {
$fil.Delete()
}
}
}
The problem is that $libr.Items is coming up empty even though the library is not empty.
$libr.Files
$libr.Files.Name
All showing up empty as well.
Please help in fixing it.
Thank you

Answer 1

Try the below code.
Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell
$SPWeb = Get-SPWeb "Provide your web here"
$docfiles = $SPWeb.GetFolder("Provide your Document Library name here").Files
foreach ($docfile in $docfiles) {
Write-host "File Name: " $docfile.Name
$docfile.Delete();
}

Answer 2

Not sure what this does:
$lib = $web.Lists | where { $_.title -eq $libname }
foreach ($libr in $lib) {
$lib in this case should be a single library, why the foreach?
Can I suggest you get the library explicitly then verify that it exists:
$lib = $web.lists.TryGetList($libname)
if ($lib) {
$items = $lib.items
foreach ($item in $items) {
#Your logic here
#Do you really want to delete? Maybe use $item.Recycle()
}
}
Also if you know what you want to delete up front, look into batching as you can delete items much faster.