DEL       Used to DELETE (or remove) a file.

Format:   DEL [D:Path]FileSpec


Example:           DEL MYFILE.TXT

   Deletes the file named MYFILE.TXT that resides on
   the CURRENT (default) directory.


Example:           DEL A:MYFILE.TXT

   Deletes the file named MYFILE.TXT that resides on
   the diskette in drive A.


Example:           DEL *.*

   Deletes ALL files contained in the CURRENT directory
   that are not marked as READ-ONLY, HIDDEN, or SYSTEM.

Example:           DEL D:\WP\*.TXT

   Deletes ALL files with a .TXT extension that reside
   in the \WP directory on drive D.

Example:           DEL MYFILE.???

   Deletes ALL files with  file name of MYFILE.??? (???
   means that extension can be anything) that reside in
   the CURRENT directory.

Example:           DEL A:*.*

   Deletes ALL files contained on the diskette in drive
   A: that have NOT had the attribute set as READ-ONLY
   by using the ATTRIB command.



Example:           DEL C:\CAL\01*.*

   Deletes ALL files that have a file name beginning
   with the characters "01" that reside in the \CAL
   directory on drive C:




Example:           DEL D:\CAL\01*.BAK

   Deletes ALL files that have a file name beginning
   with the characters "01" AND have an extension of
   .BAK that reside in the \CAL directory on drive D.


Example:           DEL \CAL\?1*.*

   Deletes ONLY those files that have a file name that
   contains the character "1" as the SECOND character
   in its name that reside in \CAL directory on the
   CURRENT drive.

Example:           DEL A:???S?.C*

   Deletes ONLY those files that have a file name with
   total of 4-5 characters AND have the character "S"
   as the FOURTH character in its name AND has an ext
   that begins with character "C" that reside on the
   diskette in drive A.


[*]  Files that have been removed using the DEL command
   are not actually PHYSICALLY erased from the disk or
   diskette. The are simply marked as being deleted and
   will not appear when a DIR command is issued. These
   files can be UNDELETED by using certain disk utility
   programs.

[*]  You can NOT delete files that have been marked as
   READ-ONLY by using the ATTRIB command.
