Personal Computer User Manual

Deleting Files
You can delete files you no longer need with the DEL (delete)
command. For example, to delete REPORT.AUG from drive C,
type the following and press Enter:
DEL C:REPORT.AUG
To delete the file WRENCHES from drive C, type the
following and press Enter:
DEL C:WRENCHES
To display a prompt asking you to confirm that you want to
delete the file before MS-DOS deletes it, use the /P switch.
Type the following and press Enter:
DEL C:WRENCHES /P
You see this prompt:
C:\WRENCHES, Delete (Y/N)?
Press Y and Enter for yes or N and Enter for no.
You can use wildcards to delete groups of files. For example, to
delete all files on the diskette in drive A (in the current
directory), you could type the following and press Enter:
DEL A:*.*
Because deleting all files is a serious procedure, MS-DOS
prompts you to confirm the command when you use the * . *
wildcard combination with the DEL command. Press Y and
Enter to confirm the command and delete all files on the
diskette in drive A or N and Enter to cancel the command.
You may substitute ERASE for DEL in the examples above.
ERASE is a synonym for DEL.
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