Deleting files using batch script
This article will demonstrate how to delete files using a batch script.
Deleting files using batch script
Generally, we can easily delete files by clicking on delete or pressing the delete button on the keyboard. But in Batch, we have to follow the common format or syntax.
syntax:
del filename
We will see various formats of this command through the examples below.
This example deletes the file named test.txt. This operation will only work if you perform this operation in the file's directory.
del test.txt
The following example will delete the file provided at the location.
del d:\test.txt
This command will delete all files of type .txt in the directory.
del d:\*.txt
Our final example will remove files ending in est.txt from a directory, regardless of what the file name begins with.
del d:\?est.txt
All the methods discussed above apply only to Windows environments.
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