usagi@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Erin Sasaki) (02/04/91)
Hello -- I have a Dell System 310 running MS-DOS 4.0, and I have a quick question. I am interested in being able to delete entire directories within a batch file - without having to type: del file1 del file2 ... etc. So - I was going to use the command del *.* in the batch file. However, I would like to disable the MS-DOS verify (in this case only). Is there a quick way to do this? Thanks for your time. -- Erin Sasaki usagi@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu
usagi@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Erin Sasaki) (02/10/91)
Thanks to everyone who answered my posting. If anyone else is interested, the most common answer to my question was to either use the command: echo y | del *.* or to create a file called "yes.cr" or something similar with the character 'y' and a carriage return and redirect it into the del *.*. Both methods work great! -- Erin Sasaki usagi@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu
cs422122@umbc5.umbc.edu (cs422122) (02/10/91)
In article <7471@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU> usagi@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Erin Sasaki) writes: >Hello -- > > I have a Dell System 310 running MS-DOS 4.0, and I have a quick >question. I am interested in being able to delete entire directories >within a batch file - without having to type: > > del file1 > del file2 ... etc. > > So - I was going to use the command del *.* in the batch file. >However, I would like to disable the MS-DOS verify (in this case only). >Is there a quick way to do this? > > Thanks for your time. > > > -- Erin Sasaki > usagi@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu echo y | del *.* (BE CAREFUL! This automatically answers Y to the "Are you sure?" prompt.) ############################################################################### # Mike Reese # Mail: mzr@detrick-hsc.army.mil # "Make it so!" # # US Army # Phone: (301)663-2081 # --Jean Luc Picard # ###############################################################################
jglover@ducvax.auburn.edu (02/11/91)
In article <7471@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU>, usagi@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Erin Sasaki) writes> Hello -- > > So - I was going to use the command del *.* in the batch file. > However, I would like to disable the MS-DOS verify (in this case only). > Is there a quick way to do this? > Sure is, pipe in your input from a text file, such as; del subdir\*.* < yes ( or c:\dos\yes, best to use a full path) where the file 'yes' is an ascii file containing a single character 'y'. I use this method all the time, no trouble. Jay G. - Auburn U. -------------------
vandevek@fergvax.unl.edu (James M. VandeVegt) (02/11/91)
In article <4984@umbc3.UMBC.EDU> cs422122@umbc5.umbc.edu.UUCP (cs422122) writes: >In article <7471@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU> usagi@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Erin Sasaki) writes: >>Hello -- >> I have a Dell System 310 running MS-DOS 4.0, and I have a quick >>question. I am interested in being able to delete entire directories >>within a batch file - without having to type: >> >> del file1 >> del file2 ... etc. >> >> So - I was going to use the command del *.* in the batch file. >>However, I would like to disable the MS-DOS verify (in this case only). >>Is there a quick way to do this? >> -- Erin Sasaki >> usagi@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu > >echo y | del *.* (BE CAREFUL! This automatically answers Y to the > "Are you sure?" prompt.) > Alternately, in batch mode: for %%a in (*.*) do del %a In interactive processing: for %a in (*.*) do del %a same warning applies, this WILL DELETE every file in the directory. > >############################################################################### ># Mike Reese # Mail: mzr@detrick-hsc.army.mil # "Make it so!" # ># US Army # Phone: (301)663-2081 # --Jean Luc Picard # >############################################################################### | James M. VandeVegt | University of Nebraska | | vandevek@fergvax.unl.edu | Computer Science and Engineering | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Insert standard disclaimer here. |
dmckeon@hydra.unm.edu (Denis McKeon) (02/15/91)
cd subdir
echo y | del *.*
works well, but:
echo y | del subdir
seems to work faster on big directories.
(although perhaps it will not work under dos <= 2.x)
--
Denis
dmckeon@hydra.unm.edu