I am sure there is an easier way to achieve this, but looking through my
scripts, I had to fudge this at one time, as rmdir will remove the root
directory as you say
What I did was
*del c:\directory\*.* /Q
*and then*
for /f "tokens=4" %%a in ('dir c:\directory^|find "<DIR>"^|find /v "."') do
set dir=%%a& call :RMDIR
goto :eof
:RMDIR
rmdir c:\directory\%dir% /S /Q*
Seems very long-winded and I would be surprised if someone on the list
hasn't got a far easier way to do this. I must have been in a rush when I
cobbled that lot together!
Cheers,
2008/10/28 Doige, Clayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> If I use that, will it remove the root directory as well, or just the sub
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> *From:* James Rankin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> *Sent:* 28 October 2008 12:36
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Slightly OT DOS Syntax Q
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> Try using rmdir instead
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> 2008/10/28 Clayton Doige <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Dusting off some DOS and drawing a mind blank.
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> this proceeds to delete every file in every subdirectory without user
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> What switch do I use to get rid of the folders as well?
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