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del

Delete one or more files. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/del.
  • Delete one or more space-separated files or patterns:
    del {{file_pattern}}
  • Prompt for confirmation before deleting each file:
    del {{file_pattern}} /p
  • Force the deletion of read-only files:
    del {{file_pattern}} /f
  • Recursively delete file(s) from all subdirectories:
    del {{file_pattern}} /s
  • Do not prompt when deleting files based on a global wildcard:
    del {{file_pattern}} /q
  • Display the help and list available attributes:
    del /?
  • Delete files based on specified attributes:
    del {{file_pattern}} /a {{attribute}}

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