Batch files.

[encorp]

Originally Posted by Desiato

Try: del /q /f /s c:\path\to\your\dir\.

Originally Posted by sswilson

under XP it's /f (force deletion of read only) /s (subdirectories) /q (quiet no prompt)......

Be very careful of how you write it if you include the /q though.... Not sure about win7, but XP defaults to the documents and settings\username so if the CD doesn't work that plus all of the subdirectories is what will be deleted without a prompt..... (I'd test it out without the /Q first..... ;)

Awesome.. thanks..

I'm testing it all manually so I should be safe.. plus all my default folders in Win 7 are libraries so you can't actually delete them.

Before you mention it though; this folder I'm working with is not a library or junction hahaha

Just a folder I right clicked and made.


EDIT: It appears that the change directory command is not working, I receive no errors but it does not actually change directories.

[Desiato]

Originally Posted by sswilson

Not sure about win7, but XP defaults to the documents and settings\username so if the CD doesn't work that plus all of the subdirectories is what will be deleted without a prompt..... (I'd test it out without the /Q first..... ;)

cd is redundant, include the full path in the command.

[encorp]

Originally Posted by Desiato

Try: "del /q /f /s c:\path\to\your\dir\."

(excluding the quotes of course)

This says System cannot find the file specified. I also tried *.* instead of . at the end. No quotes of course.

[DCCV44.2223]

If the path contains spaces, e.g., %userprofile%\my music, you have to enclose it in quotes:

del "%userprofile%\my music\*.*" /q /f /s

[sswilson]

Under XP it's the del command it can't find from the default command path (hence why I used the CD to switch to my test folder when I wrote mine... ;) ).

[Desiato]

as dcc said, the folder either has a space in it or you entered the path incorrectly.

revised: del /q /f /s "c:\path\to\your\download dir\."

step by step from admin shell:

copy con: delfiles.cmd <enter>
del /q /f /s "c:\path\to\your\download dir\."
<press F6><enter>

I even tested it.

Originally Posted by sswilson

Under XP it's the del command it can't find from the default command path (hence why I used the CD to switch to my test folder when I wrote mine... ;) ).

I don't have an xp system in front of me, but I'm pretty sure I've specified the full path with the del command in batch files since dos 4.01.

[encorp]

Originally Posted by Desiato

as dcc said, the folder either has a space in it or you entered the path incorrectly.

revised: del /q /f /s "c:\path\to\your\download dir\."

step by step from admin shell:

copy con: delfiles.cmd <enter>
del /q /f /s "c:\path\to\your\download dir\."
<press F6><enter>

I even tested it.



I don't have an xp system in front of me, but I'm pretty sure I've specified the full path with the del command in batch files since dos 4.01.

Ahh Ok! Thanks! It does in fact have a space in it.

I'll try this out!


Edit: del /q /f /s "E:\Chrome\Chrome Downloads\." Works perfectly!

Now I gather I just stick the batch somewhere and have it run on start up, correct?

[grinder]

yeah... i'd dump a short-cut to your batch file into the startup folder of your start menu... that'll do it.

[sswilson]

copy con: delfiles.cmd <enter>

what is the purpose of this line?

[grinder]

Originally Posted by sswilson

what is the purpose of this line?

old school DOS

copies the keystrokes from the console (keyboard) directly into the file-name showed after the COPY CON command.

finish with a <ctrl> <z> and it closes the file.