home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
-
-
-
- Delete(V1.3) ARP User's Manual Delete(V1.3)
-
-
-
- NAME
- Delete - Delete any number of files or directories.
-
- SYNOPSIS
- Delete Files/... ALL/s,Q=QUIET/s A=ASK/s
-
- DESCRIPTION
- Delete deletes files or directories. You can specify any
- number of files to delete on the command line, and you can
- also use wildcard patterns for any or all of these files.
-
- OPTIONS
- ALL By default, you can only Delete empty directories. If
- you wish to Delete a directory and everything it
- contains, you can specify this option on the command
- line. Note that directories may contain other
- directories, which themselves may contain directories
- or files: This option will delete that entire branch of
- the directory tree, including these additional
- directories and files.
-
- Q=QUIET
- If you use the ALL switch, or if you specify wildcard
- patterns, Delete displays a message with each file that
- it deletes. This option causes Delete to do its work
- silently, though error messages are still reported.
-
- A=ASK
- This enters interactive mode, where Delete will display
- the name of the file to Delete, and prompt you with a
- question mark. If you answer 'Y' or 'y', and then
- press return, the file will be deleted. Any other
- answer will preserve the file. Used with the ALL
- switch, ASK will ask you if you wish to enter any
- directories it encounters in its search. Again, typing
- a 'Y' or 'y' will enter these directories, any other
- character will proceed to the next entry in the current
- directory.
-
- EXAMPLE
- Delete * or Delete #?
- Delete all files in the current directory
-
- Delete * ASK ALL
- Ask about deleting each file and directory in the current
- directory, and each subdirectory and file.
-
- Delete file1 file2 file3
- Deletes file1 file2 and file3
-
-
-
-
-
-
- Page 1 (printed 4/28/89)
-
-
-
-