Article: Q67381
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:3.20,3.21,3.30,3.30a,4.0,4.01,5.0,5.0a
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Last Modified: 19-NOV-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 3.20, 3.21, 3.30, 3.30a, 4.0, 4.01, 5.0, 5.0a
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SUMMARY
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MS-DOS versions before 6.x do not provide a direct means of deleting a file
based upon its creation date. However, you can perform this function by using a
sequence of MS-DOS commands, executed from the directory in which the files to
be deleted reside, as follows:
md newfiles (Creates subdirectory NEWFILES)
xcopy *.* newfiles /d:date (Copies all files from current
directory created on or after
date to the subdirectory
NEWFILES*)
del *.* (Deletes all files in current
directory)
xcopy newfiles (Copies files from NEWFILES to
current directory)
del newfiles (Deletes all files in subdirectory
NEWFILES)
rd newfiles (Removes subdirectory NEWFILES)
- Please note that this procedure requires enough free disk space to maintain
two copies of all of the files in the current directory that will be saved.
With MS-DOS version 6.x the final two steps can be replaced with:
deltree newfiles
Additional query words: 3.20 3.30 3.30a 4.00 5.00 noupd
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Keywords :
Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS321 kbMSDOS400 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS401 kbMSDOS500a
Version : MS-DOS:3.20,3.21,3.30,3.30a,4.0,4.01,5.0,5.0a
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