2018-02-20 18:58:07 +00:00
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# del
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> Delete one or more files.
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2023-10-25 10:00:02 +01:00
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> In PowerShell, this command is an alias of `Remove-Item`. This documentation is based on the Command Prompt (`cmd`) version of `del`.
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2022-10-04 16:06:23 +01:00
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> More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/del>.
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2018-02-20 18:58:07 +00:00
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2023-10-25 10:00:02 +01:00
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- View the documentation of the equivalent PowerShell command:
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`tldr remove-item`
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2024-01-31 03:55:19 +00:00
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- Delete one or more files or patterns:
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2018-02-20 18:58:07 +00:00
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2024-01-31 03:55:19 +00:00
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`del {{file_pattern1 file_pattern2 ...}}`
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2018-02-20 18:58:07 +00:00
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- Prompt for confirmation before deleting each file:
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`del {{file_pattern}} /p`
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- Force the deletion of read-only files:
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`del {{file_pattern}} /f`
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- Recursively delete file(s) from all subdirectories:
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`del {{file_pattern}} /s`
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- Do not prompt when deleting files based on a global wildcard:
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`del {{file_pattern}} /q`
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- Display the help and list available attributes:
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`del /?`
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- Delete files based on specified attributes:
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`del {{file_pattern}} /a {{attribute}}`
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