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   Message 66,993 of 68,980   
   John Gray to Docfxit   
   Re: Trying to delete all files with cert   
   30 Jul 17 12:42:02   
   
   From: jgqued@gmail.com   
      
   On Sunday, 30 July 2017 02:19:51 UTC+1, Docfxit  wrote:   
   > I would like to delete all *.log files from the root of C: through all   
   folders.   
   > This code isn't deleting all *.log files.   
   >   
   > del deleteTmp.bat   
   >     >  file.txt echo/*.tmp   
   >     >> file.txt echo/*._mp   
   >     >> file.txt echo/*.log   
   >   
   > for /f "delims=" %%a in (file.txt) do >>DeleteTmp.bat echo del /F /S "c:\%%a   
   >> Delete.log"   
   > Call DeleteTmp.bat   
   > cmd   
   >   
   > It also isn't writing out the Delete.log file.   
   >   
   > Can anyone help me figure out why?   
   >   
   > Thanks,   
   >   
   > Docfxit   
      
   What's wrong with   
    del c:\*.log /s   
   ?   
   The Del command doesn't give a log, anyway...   
      
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