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DEL Used to DELETE (or remove) a file.
Format: DEL [D:Path]FileSpec
Example: DEL MYFILE.TXT
Deletes the file named MYFILE.TXT that resides on
the CURRENT (default) directory.
Example: DEL A:MYFILE.TXT
Deletes the file named MYFILE.TXT that resides on
the diskette in drive A.
Example: DEL *.*
Deletes ALL files contained in the CURRENT directory
that are not marked as READ-ONLY, HIDDEN, or SYSTEM.
Example: DEL D:\WP\*.TXT
Deletes ALL files with a .TXT extension that reside
in the \WP directory on drive D.
Example: DEL MYFILE.???
Deletes ALL files with file name of MYFILE.??? (???
means that extension can be anything) that reside in
the CURRENT directory.
Example: DEL A:*.*
Deletes ALL files contained on the diskette in drive
A: that have NOT had the attribute set as READ-ONLY
by using the ATTRIB command.
Example: DEL C:\CAL\01*.*
Deletes ALL files that have a file name beginning
with the characters "01" that reside in the \CAL
directory on drive C:
Example: DEL D:\CAL\01*.BAK
Deletes ALL files that have a file name beginning
with the characters "01" AND have an extension of
.BAK that reside in the \CAL directory on drive D.
Example: DEL \CAL\?1*.*
Deletes ONLY those files that have a file name that
contains the character "1" as the SECOND character
in its name that reside in \CAL directory on the
CURRENT drive.
Example: DEL A:???S?.C*
Deletes ONLY those files that have a file name with
total of 4-5 characters AND have the character "S"
as the FOURTH character in its name AND has an ext
that begins with character "C" that reside on the
diskette in drive A.
[*] Files that have been removed using the DEL command
are not actually PHYSICALLY erased from the disk or
diskette. The are simply marked as being deleted and
will not appear when a DIR command is issued. These
files can be UNDELETED by using certain disk utility
programs.
[*] You can NOT delete files that have been marked as
READ-ONLY by using the ATTRIB command.