5.1.7.19. DEL

Help of the DOS Command DEL

Deletes one or more files.:

DEL [/P] [/F] [/S] [/Q] [/A[[:]attributes]] names

ERASE [/P] [/F] [/S] [/Q] [/A[[:]attributes]] names

names:

Specifies a list of one or more files or directories. Wildcards may be used to delete multiple files. If a directory is specified, all files within the directory will be deleted.

/P:

Prompts for confirmation before deleting each file.

/F:

Force deleting of read-only files.

/S:

Delete specified files from all subdirectories.

/Q:

Quiet mode, do not ask if ok to delete on global wildcard

/A:

Selects files to delete based on attributes

attributes

R:

Read-only files

S:

System files

H:

Hidden files

A:

Files ready for archiving

I:

Not content indexed Files

L:

Reparse Points

-:

Prefix meaning not

If Command Extensions are enabled DEL and ERASE change as follows:

The display semantics of the /S switch are reversed in that it shows you only the files that are deleted, not the ones it could not find.

Note

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