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Batch file help

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Name: mbell
Date: April 9, 2009 at 02:54:08 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
Subcategory: General
Comment:

Hi,
I want to use a batch file to delete all folders in a directory that have a certain prefix, say, all folders whose name starts with "abc". How would I go about this?

Thanks,
Matt



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Name: IVO
Date: April 9, 2009 at 03:08:28 Pacific
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:: DELDIR.BAT  Usage: deldir Folder_Name
@echo off
pushd %*
for /D %%j in (abc*) do RD /Q /S "%%j"
popd
:: End_Of_Batch


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Response Number 2
Name: mbell
Date: April 9, 2009 at 03:46:46 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks, this works perfectly!


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