| Deletes one or more files.
DEL [/P] [/F] [/S] [/Q] [/A[[:]attributes]] names | |
| names | Specifies a list of one or more files or directories. Wildcards may be used to delete multiple files. If a directory is specified, all files within the directory will be deleted. |
| /P | Prompts for confirmation before deleting each file. |
| /F | Force deleting of read-only files. |
| /S | Delete specified files from all subdirectories. |
| /Q | Quiet mode, do not ask if ok to delete on global wildcard |
| /A | Selects files to delete based on attributes |
| attributes | R Read-only files S System files
H Hidden files A Files ready for archiving I Not content indexed Files L Reparse Points - Prefix meaning not |
| If Command Extensions are enabled DEL and ERASE change as follows: | |
| The display semantics of the /S switch are reversed in that it shows you only the files that are deleted, not the ones it could not find. |
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