said:
Hi,
>I didn't know that 4OS/2 would delete an entire tree like that.
There's always something new to learn.
>I still
>am confused by the syntax. How would I delete
>h:\test
>where test has an entire tree below it?
4OS2 has extensive command line and online help
[j:\tmp]del /?
Erase the specified file(s) from the disk.
Usage: DEL [/A:[[-]rhsda] /EFNPQSTWXYZ] [d:][path]filename...
/A: Select files by attributes
/E Don't display non-fatal errors
/F Don't copy the file(s) to the DELDIR directory
/N Don't actually delete the file(s)
/P Confirm deletion for each file (Y or N)
/Q Don't display filenames or totals
/S Delete matching files in the subdirectories
/T Display totals only
/W Wipe the file to 0's before deleting
/X Remove empty subdirectories after deleting (use with /S)
/Y The reverse of /P - it assumes a Y response to everything
/Z Delete all files, including read-only, hidden and system files
so
del /sexy h:\test
or
del /sexy h:\test\*
will do it. This will delete h:\test too, but there are ways to prevent
this if needed. One simple method is
cd h:\test
del /sexy h:\test\*
If you have system and hidden files, you need to use
del /sexyz h:\test\*
Regards,
Steven
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