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  2.  D E L  (Delete) COMMAND                                                      
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  4.                                                                               
  5.  Purpose: Deletes the specified file or files from the specified or current   
  6.           directory.                                                          
  7.                                                                               
  8.  Format:  DEL [d:][path]filename[.ext]                                        
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  10.  Remarks: [d:] to specify the drive that contains the file you want to delete 
  11.                                                                               
  12.           [path] to specify the directory path that contains the file you     
  13.           want to delete.                                                     
  14.                                                                               
  15.           filename[.ext] to specify the name of the file you want to delete.  
  16.           You may specify wild card characters here, as in most DOS commands. 
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  19.  Example: DEL A:MYFILE.TXT  would delete MYFILE.TXT on the A: drive in the    
  20.           current directory on the A: drive.                                  
  21.                                                                               
  22.           DEL C:\MESSAGES\MYFILE.*  would delete from the C: drive, in the    
  23.           \MESSAGES directory, all files named MYFILE, regardless of the file 
  24.           extension.                                                          
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