[SOLVED] VS code terminal cannot execute task for deleting a folder on windows

VS code terminal cannot execute task for deleting a folder on windows

I'm trying to delete a folder from a VS code task that will run a shell command. My task looks like this:

        {
        "label": "Delete destination Folder",
        "type": "shell",
        "command": "rd",
        "args": [
            "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\<PATH TO MY FOLDER> ",
            "/S",
            "/Q"
        ],
        "group": "build",
        "presentation": {
            "reveal": "silent",
            "panel": "new"
        }

When i try to run the task i get this error (i'm translating the error message, so it might not be perfect):

 Impossible to find a positional arguments that accepts '/S'.
 In row:1 char:1
+ rd 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2\htdocs\ ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Remove-Item], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RemoveItemCommand

Does the terminal see RD like a command with a single argument? Do i have to specify another field of the task?

Solution

If it can be usefuel for somebody, i did it running Remove-item, not rd (Thanks to lit who provided the answer):

        {
        "label": "Delete destination Folder",
        "type": "shell",
        "command": "Remove-item",
        "args": [
            "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Apache Software Foundation\\Apache2\\htdocs\\webapps\\FEmatrixovaiole",
            "-recurse"
        ],
        "group": "build",
        "presentation": {
            "reveal": "silent",
            "panel": "new"
        }