Cmd Prompt Tip - had a hard time finding this

sjc

Oct 20 2004, 10:08 PM

if you want to delete a file using the command prompt, and the file name has spaces in it, use the following syntax:

del "file name.txt"

just put the name in ""'s and you're good to go.

not sure if nayone needs this, but i did and it was hard to find

this is for winxp

2091

Oct 21 2004, 10:51 AM

hi there

this syntax is since dos, but, u can use the wildcard such as

del file*.txt

or u write a batch with the command

echo. y|del "%1"

name this file del1.bat or so, so u cant make a mistake, or let the echo. y|command go

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