> Ok, let me try ONE more time with the right command"S"... > > @echo off > rmdir C:\mydir /Q /S > mkdir C:\mydir > > this would delete the directory and recreate it since, like > Jim said, I don't believe there is a single DOS command that > is equivalent to the linux command he posted
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