ERASE, DEL
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8/28/2008
This command deletes one or more files.
ERASE [/P] [/F] [/S] [/Q] [[path]file_name
DEL [/P] [/F] [/S] [/Q] [[path]file_name
Parameters
- /P
Prompts for confirmation before deleting each file.
- /F
Forces the command processor to delete read-only files.
- /S
Deletes specified files from all subdirectories.
- /Q
Specifies a quiet mode. The command processor does not ask before deleting each file if you specify a global wildcard.
- path
Specifies the path of the directory that contains the file that you want to delete.
- file_name
Specifies the name of the file that you want to delete.
Remarks
You can specify multiple files by using wildcards.