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- 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.