>Michael Grunditz writes: > >> How do I do a recursive delete in qdos ? > >With extreme care!! Requires TK2. > >Per
If you have the WDxxx extensions by Phil Borman, which were supplied with Qubide, you can simply enter the command: WDDEL win1_ which will wipe files (but not directories) from your hard disk. As Per says, extreme caution! If you use QPAC2, you could set the TREE command to on for the drive or directory you want and then use DELETE to remove the files. Again, CAUTION - it's easy to make a mistake and regret it, there is no undelete in QDOS/SMSQ unless you are using Qubide Trashcan. One way around this if using QPAC2 is to create a directory called say TRASH and instead of deleting files, use the MOVE command to shift them into the TRASH directory instead. When you run short of space, or from time to time (say, when files are a few days old and you are sure you don't want any of them, delete them from the trashcan, after a while you'll get used to the routine of using MOVE instead of DELETE and using DELETE only on the trashcan. Hate to say it, but the Recycle folder is one area of Windoze we could do with emulating in SMSQ/E and QDOS. -- Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.soft.net.uk/dj/index.html
