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Deletes a directory along with all of the files and subdirectories that it contains. Normally, it will ask for confirmation of the potentially dangerous action. Since the RD (RMDIR) command can not delete a directory if the directory is not empty (except in Windows NT & 10), the DELTREE command can be used to delete the whole directory.
With the introduction of MS-DOS 6.0, Microsoft regained parity by adding the DELTREE command. [5] DELTREE was retained in Windows 9x but was not shipped in Windows NT family of operating systems. Instead, the rmdir (alias rd) command removes a subdirectory along with all its files if the /S command-line switch is given. [6]
The command is available for various operating systems including DOS, Microware OS-9, [1] IBM OS/2, [2] Microsoft Windows [3] and ReactOS. [4] It is analogous to the Unix rm command and to the Stratus OpenVOS delete_file and delete_dircommands. [5] DEC RT-11, [6] OS/8, [7] RSX-11, [8] and OpenVMS [9] also provide the delete command which can be ...
If rd/rmdir gets executed without regard to case sensitivity and Windows chooses the legitimate folder to delete, the only folder left is the undesired one. Windows then uses this folder instead of the previously legitimate one to execute programs, and one may be led to believe it contains legitimate data.
The cmd.exe command processor that interprets .cmd files is supported in all 32 bit versions of Windows up to Windows 10 and 64-bit versions Windows of up to Windows 11. COMMAND.EXE, which interprets .BAT files, was supported in all 16-bit and 32-bit versions up to at least Windows 10. [nb 3]
On Windows XP or later, the maximum length of the string that can be used at the command prompt is 8191 (2 13-1) characters. On earlier versions, such as Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 , the maximum length of the string is 2047 (2 11 -1) characters.
By default, both the Trash and Spam folders empty automatically to keep your account tidy. These settings are set systemically and can't be changed. • Trash deletion frequency - Trash is deleted after 7 days. • Spam deletion frequency - Spam is deleted after 30 days.
The following command would delete the same files. C:\> FORFILES /P C:\Windows /M *.LOG /D -30 /C "CMD /C DEL @PATH" The use of CMD /C is required in the above examples, as both ECHO and DEL are internal to the command processor , rather than external utility programs.