ms-dos command to delete a non empty dir in windows xp
sir,
plz tell the ms-dos command to delete a non empty directory in windows xp.
plz tell the ms-dos command to delete a non empty directory in windows xp.
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rd Dirname /q/s
suppresses also the confirmation prompt. use wih caution!
suppresses also the confirmation prompt. use wih caution!
paraghs, Deltree does not exist in XP - why would you download another program when RD works fine?
Lee,
You are right that RD command works, and is available with Windows 2000/XP.
Deltree is just another option :)
Original RD command (upto DOS 6.0) was designed to remove only empty directories, and DELTREE was then created to remove directories full of files.
You are right that RD command works, and is available with Windows 2000/XP.
Deltree is just another option :)
Original RD command (upto DOS 6.0) was designed to remove only empty directories, and DELTREE was then created to remove directories full of files.
DELTREE doesn't exist in XP and besides, XP and 9x/DOS are based on two different technologies.
my question would be why are you not just deleting it from xp? is there a problem?
Take the hard drive out and put it in a second machine, delete & repair then put back ... it will be quicker than finding an old alternate to deltree. :)
Otherwise del .
"y" for yes to all
let it delete
then rmdir (name of dir)
you will have to do a dir
to get the 8.3 name of the dos dir to delete
most-likely it will be somena~1.rad or somena~2
so after you remove all the files you can remove the directory... do not forget that all sub dirs have to be removed manually if you don't find a deltree substitute. :(
--John
Otherwise del .
"y" for yes to all
let it delete
then rmdir (name of dir)
you will have to do a dir
to get the 8.3 name of the dos dir to delete
most-likely it will be somena~1.rad or somena~2
so after you remove all the files you can remove the directory... do not forget that all sub dirs have to be removed manually if you don't find a deltree substitute. :(
--John
The command is :
deltree /y dirname