I am trying to find a batch command that takes a directory and deletes
all files in that directory, along with subdirectories, leaving an
empty top level folder.

For instance I have a directory C:\test. In C:\test there are 5 .txt
files and another directory called C:\test\t2. In C:\test\t2 there are
7 mp3 files. I want a command that will delete all of the txt files,
all of the mp3 files, and the t2 folder, leaving C:\test with no files
and no subdirectories.

Any ideas?

Thanks

-Jeff

"jeffbg123" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am trying to find a batch command that takes a directory and deletes
> all files in that directory, along with subdirectories, leaving an
> empty top level folder.
>
> For instance I have a directory C:\test. In C:\test there are 5 .txt
> files and another directory called C:\test\t2. In C:\test\t2 there are
> 7 mp3 files. I want a command that will delete all of the txt files,
> all of the mp3 files, and the t2 folder, leaving C:\test with no files
> and no subdirectories.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
>
> -Jeff
>

Here are a couple of methods:

@echo off
rd /s /q c:\Test
md c:\Test

@echo off
for /d %%a in (c:\Test\*.*) do rd /s /q "%%a"
del /q c:\Test\*.*

Thanks. Is there any way to do it without having to enter the
directory in more than once?


On Jun 14, 12:45 pm, "Pegasus" <I...@fly.com> wrote:
> "jeffbg123" <jeffbg...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>
>
> >I am trying to find a batch command that takes a directory and deletes
> > all files in that directory, along with subdirectories, leaving an
> > empty top level folder.
>
> > For instance I have a directory C:\test. In C:\test there are 5 .txt
> > files and another directory called C:\test\t2. In C:\test\t2 there are
> > 7 mp3 files. I want a command that will delete all of the txt files,
> > all of the mp3 files, and the t2 folder, leaving C:\test with no files
> > and no subdirectories.
>
> > Any ideas?
>
> > Thanks
>
> > -Jeff
>
> Here are a couple of methods:
>
> @echo off
> rd /s /q c:\Test
> md c:\Test
>
> @echo off
> for /d %%a in (c:\Test\*.*) do rd /s /q "%%a"
> del /q c:\Test\*.*

Why would it matter in a batch file?

You can, of couse, set an intial variable, then refer to
to it on all subsequent occasions, e.g. like so:

@echo off
set name=Jeff
echo My name is %name%


"jeffbg123" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks. Is there any way to do it without having to enter the
> directory in more than once?
>
>
> On Jun 14, 12:45 pm, "Pegasus" <I...@fly.com> wrote:
>> "jeffbg123" <jeffbg...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>
>>
>> >I am trying to find a batch command that takes a directory and deletes
>> > all files in that directory, along with subdirectories, leaving an
>> > empty top level folder.
>>
>> > For instance I have a directory C:\test. In C:\test there are 5 .txt
>> > files and another directory called C:\test\t2. In C:\test\t2 there are
>> > 7 mp3 files. I want a command that will delete all of the txt files,
>> > all of the mp3 files, and the t2 folder, leaving C:\test with no files
>> > and no subdirectories.
>>
>> > Any ideas?
>>
>> > Thanks
>>
>> > -Jeff
>>
>> Here are a couple of methods:
>>
>> @echo off
>> rd /s /q c:\Test
>> md c:\Test
>>
>> @echo off
>> for /d %%a in (c:\Test\*.*) do rd /s /q "%%a"
>> del /q c:\Test\*.*
>
>
>
>

I am trying to make a quick way to clear the cache of dreamweaver. The
most effective way seems to delete the contents of the cache
directories. There are about 10 directories to delete and I have to do
this on about 6 different computers, each having different
directories. So I want to setup a template that I can modify.

Something like this does not seem to work:

@echo off
set direc = "C:\test\"

RD /S /Q %direc%
MD %direc%

What did I do wrong?




On Jun 14, 1:39 pm, "Pegasus" <I...@fly.com> wrote:
> Why would it matter in a batch file?
>
> You can, of couse, set an intial variable, then refer to
> to it on all subsequent occasions, e.g. like so:
>
> @echo off
> set name=Jeff
> echo My name is %name%
>
> "jeffbg123" <jeffbg...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> > Thanks. Is there any way to do it without having to enter the
> > directory in more than once?
>
> > On Jun 14, 12:45 pm, "Pegasus" <I...@fly.com> wrote:
> >> "jeffbg123" <jeffbg...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> >> >I am trying to find a batch command that takes a directory and deletes
> >> > all files in that directory, along with subdirectories, leaving an
> >> > empty top level folder.
>
> >> > For instance I have a directory C:\test. In C:\test there are 5 .txt
> >> > files and another directory called C:\test\t2. In C:\test\t2 there are
> >> > 7 mp3 files. I want a command that will delete all of the txt files,
> >> > all of the mp3 files, and the t2 folder, leaving C:\test with no files
> >> > and no subdirectories.
>
> >> > Any ideas?
>
> >> > Thanks
>
> >> > -Jeff
>
> >> Here are a couple of methods:
>
> >> @echo off
> >> rd /s /q c:\Test
> >> md c:\Test
>
> >> @echo off
> >> for /d %%a in (c:\Test\*.*) do rd /s /q "%%a"
> >> del /q c:\Test\*.*

the information you provided in
this posting is a lot different than
your final one to Pegasus.

my suggestion would be to
acquire a new skill here:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx

you may find something
useful in the repository......

- db

"jeffbg123" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am trying to find a batch command that takes a directory and deletes
> all files in that directory, along with subdirectories, leaving an
> empty top level folder.
>
> For instance I have a directory C:\test. In C:\test there are 5 .txt
> files and another directory called C:\test\t2. In C:\test\t2 there are
> 7 mp3 files. I want a command that will delete all of the txt files,
> all of the mp3 files, and the t2 folder, leaving C:\test with no files
> and no subdirectories.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
>
> -Jeff
>

I can't tell what's wrong with your batch file unless you post
the error message(s) you see.

In your situation a better method might go like this:

@echo off
echo.
set /p folder=Please enter the folder to be deleted:
if "%folder%"=="" goto :eof
echo Clearing "%folder%" . . .
rd /s /q "%folder%"
md "%folder%"
echo Done! Press the space bar to close this window.
pause > nul


"jeffbg123" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am trying to make a quick way to clear the cache of dreamweaver. The
> most effective way seems to delete the contents of the cache
> directories. There are about 10 directories to delete and I have to do
> this on about 6 different computers, each having different
> directories. So I want to setup a template that I can modify.
>
> Something like this does not seem to work:
>
> @echo off
> set direc = "C:\test\"
>
> RD /S /Q %direc%
> MD %direc%
>
> What did I do wrong?
>
>
>
>
> On Jun 14, 1:39 pm, "Pegasus" <I...@fly.com> wrote:
>> Why would it matter in a batch file?
>>
>> You can, of couse, set an intial variable, then refer to
>> to it on all subsequent occasions, e.g. like so:
>>
>> @echo off
>> set name=Jeff
>> echo My name is %name%
>>
>> "jeffbg123" <jeffbg...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> > Thanks. Is there any way to do it without having to enter the
>> > directory in more than once?
>>
>> > On Jun 14, 12:45 pm, "Pegasus" <I...@fly.com> wrote:
>> >> "jeffbg123" <jeffbg...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> >>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> >> >I am trying to find a batch command that takes a directory and
>> >> >deletes
>> >> > all files in that directory, along with subdirectories, leaving an
>> >> > empty top level folder.
>>
>> >> > For instance I have a directory C:\test. In C:\test there are 5 .txt
>> >> > files and another directory called C:\test\t2. In C:\test\t2 there
>> >> > are
>> >> > 7 mp3 files. I want a command that will delete all of the txt files,
>> >> > all of the mp3 files, and the t2 folder, leaving C:\test with no
>> >> > files
>> >> > and no subdirectories.
>>
>> >> > Any ideas?
>>
>> >> > Thanks
>>
>> >> > -Jeff
>>
>> >> Here are a couple of methods:
>>
>> >> @echo off
>> >> rd /s /q c:\Test
>> >> md c:\Test
>>
>> >> @echo off
>> >> for /d %%a in (c:\Test\*.*) do rd /s /q "%%a"
>> >> del /q c:\Test\*.*
>
>