In**** computing, ******** ******** (or ******** ) is a command in command-line interpreters (shells) such as, ******** , 4DOS, NDOS, 4OS2, 4NT and Windows ****PowerShell. It is used to delete one or more files or directories from a file system.

Implementations

The command is available for various operating systems including DOS, Microware OS-9, IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows and ReactOS. It is analogous to the Unix command and to the Stratus OpenVOS and commands. DEC RT-11, OS/8, RSX-11, and OpenVMS also provide the command which can be contracted to. AmigaDOS and TSC FLEX provide a command as well. The command is supported by Tim Paterson's SCP 86-DOS. On MS-DOS, the command is available in versions 1 and later. It is also available in the open-source MS-DOS emulator DOSBox. Datalight ROM-DOS also includes an implementation of the del and erase commands. While Digital Research DR-DOS supports and as well, it also supports the shorthand form , which derived from CP/M. In addition to this, the DR-DOS command processor also supports /. These are shorthand forms for the / / command with an assumed parameter (for 'Query') given as well. THEOS/OASIS and FlexOS provide only the command. In PowerShell, and are predefined command aliases for the cmdlet which basically serves the same purpose.

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