DEL [/P] [/F] [/S] [/Q] [/A[[:]attributes]] names
ERASE [/P] [/F] [/S] [/Q] [/A[[:]attributes]] names

names

Specifies a list of one or more files or directories. Wildcards may be used to delete multiple files. If a directory is specified, all files within the directory will be deleted.

/P

Prompts for confirmation before deleting each file.

/F

Force deleting of read-only files.

/S

Delete specified files from all subdirectories.

/Q

Quiet mode, do not ask if ok to delete on global wildcard

/A

Selects files to delete based on attributes

attributes

• R Read-only files
• S System files
• H Hidden files
• A Files ready for archiving
• I Not content indexed Files
• L Reparse Points
• - Prefix meaning not

If Command Extensions are enabled DEL and ERASE change as follows:

The display semantics of the /S switch are reversed in that it shows you only the files that are deleted, not the ones it could not find.