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Remove a directory (delete a directory); by default the directories must be empty of files for the command to succeed. The command is available in MS-DOS versions 2 and later. [1] The deltree command in some versions of MS-DOS and all versions of Windows 9x removes non-empty directories.
On MS-DOS, the command is available in versions 1 and later. [13] 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. [14] While Digital Research DR-DOS supports del and erase as well, it also supports the shorthand form era, which derived from CP/M.
On MS-DOS, the command is available in versions 2 and later. [5] DR DOS 6.0 also includes an implementation of the rmdir command. [6] It is also available in the open source MS-DOS emulator DOSBox and in KolibriOS. [7] The numerical computing environments MATLAB and GNU Octave include an rmdir function with similar functionality. [8] [9]
In MS-DOS, PC DOS and Windows 9x, DELTREE was implemented as an external command, with its functionality kept in a separate file outside of COMMAND.COM. [7] Normal operation prompted the user for verification that the specified directories were indeed intended to be removed, but this safeguard could be suppressed with a command-line option. [5]
All operating systems include commands for deleting files (rm on Unix and Linux, [1] era in CP/M and DR-DOS, del/erase in MS-DOS/PC DOS, DR-DOS, Microsoft Windows etc.). File managers also provide a convenient way of deleting files. Files may be deleted one-by-one, or a whole blacklist directory tree may be deleted.
command.com running in a Windows console on Windows 95 (MS-DOS Prompt) COMMAND.COM is the default command-line interpreter for MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Me. In the case of DOS, it is the default user interface as well. It has an additional role as the usual first program run after boot (init process).
The original DOS API in 86-DOS and MS-DOS 1.0 was designed to be functionally compatible with CP/M.Files were accessed using file control blocks (FCBs). The DOS API was greatly extended in MS-DOS 2.0 with several Unix concepts, including file access using file handles, hierarchical directories and device I/O control. [1]
In previous Windows operating systems and in MS-DOS, undeletion was the only way to recover accidentally or intentionally deleted files. As standard, the Recycle Bin only stores files deleted from hard drives, not from removable media, such as memory cards, thumb drives, or floppy disks, nor does it store files deleted from network drives. [ 36 ]