                               DEL

The DEL or ERASE internal command deletes files. Read-only or hidden files 
cannot be deleted by DEL. The ATTRIB command can remove the read-only 
attribute from a file. To remove the hidden attribute from a file requires
a separately purchased program.

    DEL [d:][pathname]filename[.ext] [/P]

[d:][pathname]filename[.ext] specifies the file(s) to be deleted. The 
    wildcard characters can be used to specify multiple files. WARNING: *.* 
    matches all filenames in the default directory or specified pathname.

/P tells DOS to prompt you before deleting each file. This option is generally
    only present on DOS 4.0 and later.
