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MS DOS batch execution - how to not prompt for feedback

I would like to do some things in a ms dos batch file that usually prompt for user feedback

del c:/path/*.*
asks me are you sure?
how can I just go on without getting the prompt

I would also like to echo the time
If I add "time"
I get a prompt for "enter new time"
Can I also stop that?

thanks

Geert

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Bartender_1

wups.

del /q is the correct switch to use. not /y

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Gertone (Geert Bormans)

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thanks guys

Bartender_1

Yeesh.... I'm not doing well today.
time /t to just display the time, using the echo command in front won't work either.

Time for me to go get more coffee.

Gertone (Geert Bormans)

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no, it will just put "time /t", but I left the echo out when trying.
consider it a challenge for the original poster :-)

Lee W, MVP

Assuming this is not actually DOS, but rather a Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista machine with a command prompt, you can also use

echo %time%
echo %date%