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   Message 66,995 of 68,980   
   Todd Vargo to John Gray   
   Re: Trying to delete all files with cert   
   31 Jul 17 00:22:22   
   
   From: tlvargo@sbcglobal.netz   
      
   On 7/30/2017 3:42 PM, John Gray wrote:   
   > 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...   
   >   
      
   It does with /S switch. Try it.   
      
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