User Guide

ERD Commander 2002
Winternals Software LP Page 32
15.10 DEL/ERASE
Deletes one or more files.
Syntax DEL [/P] [/F] [/S] [/Q] [/A[[:]attributes]] [[drive:][path]filename
ERASE [/P] [/F] [/S] [/Q] [/A[[:]attributes]] [[drive:][path]filename
Notes [drive:][path]filename
Specifies the file(s) to delete; specify multiple
files by using wildcards
Switches /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
g
lobal 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
-
Prefix meaning not
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.