| DELTREE |
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| Deletes a directory and all the files and subdirectories that are in it. |
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| Syntax |
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| DELTREE [/Y] [drive:]path [[drive:]path[...]] |
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| Parameter |
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| drive:path |
| Specifies the name of the directory you want to delete. The DELTREE |
| command will delete all the files contained in the directory you |
| specify, as well as all subdirectories and files in the subdirectories |
| subordinate to this directory. You can specify more than one directory. |
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| Switch |
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| /Y |
| Carries out the DELTREE command without first prompting you to confirm |
| the deletion. |
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| Related Commands |
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| For information about removing a directory, see the RMDIR command. |
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| For information about deleting files, see the DEL command. |
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| DELTREE--Notes |
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| DELTREE and hidden, system, and read-only attributes |
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| The DELTREE command deletes all files contained in a directory or |
| subdirectory, regardless of attributes. |
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| Errorlevel parameters |
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| If DELTREE successfully deleted the directory, it returns an ERRORLEVEL |
| value of 0. |
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| Using wildcards with DELTREE |
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| You can use wildcards with the DELTREE command, but use them with extreme |
| caution. If you specify a wildcard that matches both directory names and |
| filenames, both the directories and files will be deleted. Before specifying |
| wildcards with the DELTREE command, use the DIR command to view the files |
| and directories you will delete. |
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| DELTREE--Example |
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| To delete the TEMP directory on drive C, including all files and |
| subdirectories of the TEMP directory, type the following at the command |
| prompt: |
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| deltree c:\temp |
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