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I need to write a command in a .bat file that recursively deletes all the folders starting with a certain string. How may I achieve this ?
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To remove a directory and all its contents, including any subdirectories and files, use the rm command with the recursive option, -r .
The rm command removes the entries for a specified file, group of files, or certain select files from a list within a directory. User confirmation, read permission, and write permission are not required before a file is removed when you use the rm command.
From Explorer To delete matching files: enter *_bad. jpg in the search box, select the results and press Delete or Del.
rm command in Linux is used to delete files. rm -r command deletes the folder recursively, even the empty folder. rm -f command removes 'Read only File' without asking. rm -rf / : Force deletion of everything in the root directory. rm -rf * : Force deletion of everything in the current directory/working directory.
This is the complete answer you are looking for:
FOR /D /R %%X IN (certain_string*) DO RD /S /Q "%%X"
where obviously you need to replace certain_string with the string your folders start with.
This deletes RECURSIVELY as you asked (I mean it goes throught all folders and subfolders).
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