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- COMMAND: DEL (Delete)
-
- FUNCTION: Deletes specified files.
-
- FORMAT: DEL [d:][path]filename[.ext]
-
- TYPE: DOS internal command
-
- REMARKS: Global file name characters can be used. If no file name is given,
- a filespec of *.* is assumed. The IBM system files and the special
- files . and .. cannot be deleted. If *.* is specified, you are
- prompted to make sure you want to delete all the files in the
- specified directory. Files are removed from a disk by replacing the
- first character of the file name by a question mark in the File
- Allocation Table, which removes them from access by directory
- searches but does not destroy the data sectors. See ERASE.