delete files without prompt
Terry
I forgot how this is done.
I have put the following command in a batch file
del *.*
This command when the batch file reaches it requires a "Y" to continue
Could you please remind me how to make the command continue without the "Y"
entry
Thanking you in advance
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Timo Salmi
Terry <Te...@Nospam.com> wrote:
:del *.*
:This command when the batch file reaches it requires a "Y" to continue
:Could you please remind me how to make the command continue without the "Y"
:entry
2) Deleting all files without being prompted "Are you sure (Y/N)?"
168498 Sep 22 2000 ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/ts/tsbat62.zip
tsbat62.zip A collection of useful batch files and tricks, T.Salmi
All the best, Timo
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William Allen
> Please excuse this silly post, I do not use batch
> programming very often and I forgot how this is done.
>
> I have put the following command in a batch file
>
> del *.*
It's a really bad idea to remove the /Y prompting from this as it
stands, because if you do, the batch becomes a wipe-directory for
any current directory it's executed in - including deleting
itself if it's there! If you run DONTDOIT.BAT with this command
as you ask for it, you'll see something like this output:
C:\WORK\TEST>DONTDOIT
All files in directory will be deleted!
Are you sure (Y/N)?y
Batch file missing
Oops! Goodbye batch and everything else. The feature you want
is ECHO Y | (| =pipe command) to send the (Y)es to the command.
Consider something like:
ECHO Y | DEL C:\specific\path\name\*.* >NUL
(the >NUL silences the waring and over-ride y report). If you
don't do it this way, you'll probably eventually regret not doing
so.
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Terry
Timo, I do appreciate your response too although I prefer not to download
programs from websites to find an answer..
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"William Allen" <ma...@mayfly13.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
Todd Vargo
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> Thanks for your response William. That's just what I was looking for.
>
> Timo, I do appreciate your response too although I prefer not to download
> programs from websites to find an answer..
If you have any interest to learn batch file commands, I highly recommend
that you download Timo's zipped list of FAQ's etc. which include the replies
found here.
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James A. Coons
> Please excuse this silly post, I do not use batch programming very often and
> I forgot how this is done.
>
> I have put the following command in a batch file
>
> del *.*
>
> This command when the batch file reaches it requires a "Y" to continue
> Could you please remind me how to make the command continue without the "Y"
> entry
>
> Thanking you in advance
>
> --
> Find everything you need at: http://www.home-it.com
(Command Line)
FOR %F IN (*.*) DO DEL %F
(in Batch File)
FOR %%F IN (*.*) DO DEL %F%
James Coons
laura fairhead
-------------------------^^^ !!should be %%F
In DOS7;
FOR %%F IN (*.*) DO DEL %%F
Works on both the cmd line and in a batch.
DOS5 won't allow this, I don't know about DOS6...
Bye
L
>James Coons
>
Outsider
In 6.22, one % at the command line and two % in a batch.
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Erik Hegeman
echo y | del *.* >NUL
This way you won't have to enter Y, and you won't see the 'Are you sure'
text on your screen. This command will just clean a directory without
writing anything on the screen and without asking you questions.
I hope this will be of help, Erik Hegeman.
James A. Coons <jac...@ameritech.net> schreef in berichtnieuws
3A025C4C...@ameritech.net...
James A. Coons
(my mistake - type. Command Line is %F and batch file is %%F.
James Coons
laura fairhead
> (my mistake - type. Command Line is %F and batch file is %%F.
>
> James Coons
>
Actually I wonder just how they have implemented this; the major
change in DOS7 interactive mode of parsing the command line
for variables is syntactically ambiguous if you still allow
a single % to represent replaceable parameters.
The way the line is parsed is really weird;
FOR %P IN (1) DO ECHO %PATH%P
ECHO's the variable %PATH% followed by a 'P'
FOR %P IN (1) DO ECHO %PATH_%P
ECHO's "1ATH_1"
There are lots of complications to this,
I bet the code for DOS7 is absolutely hideous....
Bye,
L
mar...@gmail.com
> Terry wrote in message
> > programming very often and I forgot how this is done.
> >
> > I have put the following command in a batch file
> >
> > del *.*
>
> stands, because if you do, the batch becomes a wipe-directory for
> any current directory it's executed in - including deleting
> itself if it's there! If you run DONTDOIT.BAT with this command
> as you ask for it, you'll see something like this output:
>
> C:\WORK\TEST>DONTDOIT
> All files in directory will be deleted!
> Are you sure (Y/N)?y
> Batch file missing
>
> Oops! Goodbye batch and everything else. The feature you want
> is ECHO Y | (| =pipe command) to send the (Y)es to the command.
> Consider something like:
>
> ECHO Y | DEL C:\specific\path\name\*.* >NUL
>
> (the >NUL silences the waring and over-ride y report). If you
> don't do it this way, you'll probably eventually regret not doing
> so.
>
> --
> William Allen
Kerr Mudd-John
> On Monday, 16 October 2000 08:00:00 UTC+1, William Allen wrote:
>> Terry wrote in message
>> > Please excuse this silly post, I do not use batch
>>
>> --
>> William Allen
>
> great post thanks again William
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Batchman
folder and then...
FOR %%f IN (*.*) DO DEL %%f
This loop uses the DEL command to delete each file individually.
WARNING you must ensure that your batch file uses a CD (Change Directory)
command to make the default directory the correct one before using the FOR
loop line above!
Batchman
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Todd Vargo
> mar...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>>> I have put the following command in a batch file
>>>>
>>>> del *.*
>>>
>
> Another method to delete all files without prompt is to CD into the correct
> folder and then...
>
> FOR %%f IN (*.*) DO DEL %%f
>
> This loop uses the DEL command to delete each file individually.
>
> WARNING you must ensure that your batch file uses a CD (Change Directory)
> command to make the default directory the correct one before using the FOR
> loop line above!
>
> Batchman
exist, all files in whatever directory happens to be current will be
deleted without question.
I advocate that if you know path to the directory that you want to make
current, then either place that path in the DEL or in the FOR command.
DEL c:\path-to\*.*
or
for %%f in (c:\path-to\*.*) do del %%f
Wildcard deletes based on whatever directory is current is a sure fire
path to disaster. You have been warned.
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Batchman
> Brilliant! So if your batch file uses a CD to a directory that does not
> exist, all files in whatever directory happens to be current will be
> deleted without question.
If NOT exist c:\targetdir\nul goto Quit
OR
If NOT exist c:\targetdir\*.* goto Quit
>
> DEL c:\path-to\*.*
>
> or
>
> for %%f in (c:\path-to\*.*) do del %%f
the files to be deleted will be removed.
foxidrive
Hi Batchman :)
> Well what could be done initially is...
>
> If NOT exist c:\targetdir\nul goto Quit
If NOT exist "c:\targetdir\" goto Quit
Just commenting here that double quotes are needed around %%f to handle any filenames with spaces
etc, and also around the path for the same reason.
for %%f in ("c:\path-to\*.*") do del "%%f"
Batchman
> On 2/12/2014 10:55, Batchman wrote:
>
> Hi Batchman :)
Things are quiet in the other place without you.
>
> The NT way of doing this doesn't use nul, coz it no longer works properly:
>
> If NOT exist "c:\targetdir\" goto Quit
Trouble is, I come from Command.Com country. We talk different there!
>
> Just commenting here that double quotes are needed around %%f to handle
> any filenames with spaces etc, and also around the path for the same
> reason.
>
>
> for %%f in ("c:\path-to\*.*") do del "%%f"
eecchhoo.
Batch
Ilse Prof
> On Monday, 16 October 2000 08:00:00 UTC+1, William Allen wrote:
>> Terry wrote in message
>> > Please excuse this silly post, I do not use batch programming very
>> > often and I forgot how this is done.
>> >
>> > I have put the following command in a batch file
>> >
>> > del *.*
>>
In DOS 6.22 was the command "deltree". Those were the days. :-))
and since win7 or already in XP?
it gives the "RD" or "RMDIR" command.
This command has new options since 6.22 -> /S and /Q
/S = Removes all directories and files in the specified directory in
addition to the directory itself. Used to remove a directory tree.
/Q = Quiet mode, do not ask if OK to remove a directory tree with /S.
after "RD" you can "MKDIR" your deleted folder ;-)
better geht nicht
>
> great post thanks again William
Ils(e)
Kerr Mudd-John
> Am Wed, 05 Nov 2014 03:58:25 -0800 schrieb marc28:
>
>> On Monday, 16 October 2000 08:00:00 UTC+1, William Allen wrote:
>>> Terry wrote in message
>>> > Please excuse this silly post, I do not use batch programming very
>>> > often and I forgot how this is done.
>>> >
>>> > I have put the following command in a batch file
>>> >
>>> > del *.*
>>>
> Hi folks,
>
> In DOS 6.22 was the command "deltree". Those were the days. :-))
>
> and since win7 or already in XP?
>
> it gives the "RD" or "RMDIR" command.
>
> This command has new options since 6.22 -> /S and /Q
>
> /S = Removes all directories and files in the specified directory in
> addition to the directory itself. Used to remove a directory tree.
>
> /Q = Quiet mode, do not ask if OK to remove a directory tree with /S.
>
> after "RD" you can "MKDIR" your deleted folder ;-)
>
> better geht nicht
>
>>
>> great post thanks again William
>
> bye
> Ils(e)
pssre...@gmail.com
> Please excuse this silly post, I do not use batch programming very often and
> I forgot how this is done.
>
> I have put the following command in a batch file
>
> del *.*
>
> Could you please remind me how to make the command continue without the "Y"
> entry
>
> Thanking you in advance
>
> --
> Find everything you need at: http://www.home-it.com
DEL/Q *.*