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Subject: Re: Question on batch files
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Date: 10 Feb 91 03:27:35 GMT
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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.)
















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