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del

Delete one or more files. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/del.

  • Delete one or more space-separated files or patterns:

del {{file_pattern}}

  • Prompt for confirmation before deleting each file:

del {{file_pattern}} /p

  • Force the deletion of read-only files:

del {{file_pattern}} /f

  • Recursively delete file(s) from all subdirectories:

del {{file_pattern}} /s

  • Do not prompt when deleting files based on a global wildcard:

del {{file_pattern}} /q

  • Display the help and list available attributes:

del /?

  • Delete files based on specified attributes:

del {{file_pattern}} /a {{attribute}}