The Del Command - Commodore PC Ms-Dos 3.2 User's Manual

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The Del Command
Just as you may need to make copies of files, you may also need ^-^
to remove old or unnecessary files to clean up your file system.
So when you want to erase a file from a disk, you can use the , }
ms-dos del command. Remember, though, that the del command v_y
permanently erases the file. To delete an old sales, doc file from
the disk in drive B, at the ms-dos prompt you would use the
following command: \^J
del b:sales.doc
\Delete a file... I...named "sales.doc" from the disk in drive B. ^—'
Example
Deleting a file Suppose you have an old copy of the sales.doc file that you no
longer need. To delete this file from the disk in the default drive,
you would just follow these steps: , ,
CD Make sure that the disk with the sales, doc file is in the default
drive.
[H At the ms-dos prompt, type the following command: V^y
del sales.doc
[U Press the return key. ms-dos then deletes the sales, doc file
from the disk.
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Note
■ To ms-dos, the wildcard name *.* means all files in a direc- K^^J
tory, so be careful when you use this abbreviation in your
commands. For example, if you type the del command, fol
lowed by *.*, ms-dos asks if you want to delete all the files in / 1
the directory; if you then press F, (for Yes) MS-DOS —
permanently deletes the files in the directory.
■ The del command does not work if you type the word / \
"delete." You can, however, type "erase" instead of "del." ^-^