tldr/pages/windows/del.md

del

Delete one or more files.

• Delete one or more space-separated files or patterns:

del {{file_pattern}}

• Prompt for confirmation before deleting each file:

del {{file_pattern}} /p

• Force the deletion of read-only files:

del {{file_pattern}} /f

• Recursively delete file(s) from all subdirectories:

del {{file_pattern}} /s

• Do not prompt when deleting files based on a global wildcard:

del {{file_pattern}} /q

• Display the help and list available attributes:

del /?

• Delete files based on specified attributes:

del {{file_pattern}} /a {{attribute}}