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- RDEL.DOC March 1992 Page 242
- PC/Computing
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- RDEL allows Recursive Deletions with DOS versions
- prior to DOS 5.0.
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- RDEL will sweep through all or part of a disk, deleting files as it goes.
- To delete all files with the extension .BAK f from the current drive,
- type:
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- RDEL \*.BAK
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- In this case, RDEL starts at the root directory and works its way down
- through all of its descendants, including every subdirectory on the
- disk. If you want to delete all the BAK files from the current
- directory and its descendants, type:
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- RDEL *.BAK
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- Similarly, you can delete all of the files from the \MISC directory of
- drive D: and the descendants of \MISC by typing:
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- RDEL D:\MISC\*.BAK
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- RDEL, like DOS's DEL command, skips files marked with hidden, system,
- or read-only attributes. Be aware that RDEL can be very dangerous to
- use. The command RDEL \*.* will wipe out an entire disk, so be careful
- when you use it, and be sure you mean what you type.
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