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Chapter 6 / Command Reference
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Erases (deletes) one or more files from current directory or from
the directory specified by pathname. By erasing unnecessary
files, you can create more free space in a directory.
Parameters
pathname specifies the file you want to delete.
Notes and Suggestions
• If you omit the filename from the pathname, MS-DOS
assumes you want to erase all files in the directory. CUsing
the wild card *.* as. the filename is the same as omitting the
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• If you omit thE! entire pathname, ERASE returns an error
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• To avoid erasing important files, use the DIR command with
the appropriate wild card to check which files you need.
• Use ERASE to:
Erase or delete files in an old directory after copying
them to a new directory.
Delete all the files in a directory preparatory to deleting
the directory.
Erase a file for which you have no further need.
• You cannot erase hidden files or files marked read-only.
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