Epson Equity 386SX PLUS, User Manual

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Deleting Files
You can delete files you no longer need with the DEL (delete)
command. For example, to delete REPORT.AUG from drive C,
type the following and press
Enter:
DEL C:REPORT.AUG
To delete the file WRENCHES from drive C, type the
following and press
Enter:
DEL C:WRENCHES
To display a prompt asking you to confirm that you want to
delete the file before MS-DOS deletes it, use the /P switch.
Type the following and press
Enter:
DEL C:WRENCHES /P
You see this prompt:
C:\WRENCHES, Delete (Y/N)?
Press Y and
Enter
for yes or
N
and
Enter
for no.
You can use wildcards to delete groups of files. For example, to
delete all files on the diskette in drive A (in the current
directory), you could type the following and press
Enter:
DEL A:*.*
Because deleting all files is a serious procedure, MS-DOS
prompts you to confirm the command when you use the * . *
wildcard combination with the DEL command. Press Y and
Enter
to confirm the command and delete all files on the
diskette in drive A or
N
and
Enter
to cancel the command.
You may substitute ERASE for DEL in the examples above.
ERASE is a synonym for DEL.
Using MS-DOS
with
Your Equity 386SX
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