C:\WINDOWS>HELP ERASE
Deletes one or more files.
DEL
[/P
] [/F
] [/S
] [/Q
] [/A
[[:
]attributes
]] names
ERASE
[/P
] [/F
] [/S
] [/Q
] [/A
[[:
]attributes
]] names
names Specifies a list of one or more files or directories.
Wildcards may be used to delete multiple files. If a
directory is specified, all files within the directory
will be deleted.
/P Prompts for confirmation before deleting each file.
/F Force deleting of read-only files.
/S Delete specified files from all subdirectories.
/Q Quiet mode, do not ask if ok to delete on global wildcard
/A Selects files to delete based on attributes
attributes R Read-only files S System files
H Hidden files A Files ready for archiving
- Prefix meaning not
If Command Extensions are enabled DEL and ERASE change as follows:
The display semantics of the /S switch are reversed in that it shows
you only the files that are deleted, not the ones it could not find.
C:\WINDOWS>HELP EXIT
Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter) or the current batch
script.
EXIT
[/B
] [exitCode
] /B specifies to exit the current batch script instead of
CMD.EXE. If executed from outside a batch script, it
will quit CMD.EXE
exitCode specifies a numeric number. if /B is specified, sets
ERRORLEVEL that number. If quitting CMD.EXE, sets the process
exit code with that number.
C:\WINDOWS>HELP FC
Compares two files or sets of files and displays the differences between
them
FC
[/A
] [/C
] [/L
] [/LBn
] [/N
] [/OFF
[LINE
]] [/T
] [/U
] [/W
] [/nnnn
] [drive1:
][path1
]filename1
[drive2:
][path2
]filename2
FC /B
[drive1:
][path1
]filename1
[drive2:
][path2
]filename2
/A Displays only first and last lines for each set of differences.
/B Performs a binary comparison.
/C Disregards the case of letters.
/L Compares files as ASCII text.
/LBn Sets the maximum consecutive mismatches to the specified
number of lines.
/N Displays the line numbers on an ASCII comparison.
/OFF
[LINE
] Do not skip files with offline attribute set.
/T Does not expand tabs to spaces.
/U Compare files as UNICODE text files.
/W Compresses white space (tabs and spaces) for comparison.
/nnnn Specifies the number of consecutive lines that must match
after a mismatch.
[drive1:
][path1
]filename1
Specifies the first file or set of files to compare.
[drive2:
][path2
]filename2
Specifies the second file or set of files to compare.