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mdel(1) General Commands Manual mdel(1) NAME mdel - mtools utility to delete a DOS file SYNOPSIS mdel [-v] msdosfile sdosfiles...] FLAGS Specifies verbose mode. Filenames are echoed as they are processed. DESCRIPTION The mdel command deletes a file or files on an DOS filesystem. Unlike the DOS convention, multiple arguments can be specified. If a read only file is encountered, the mdel command queries whether or not to delete the file. Unlike the DOS convention, DOS subdirectory names that contain the quotes to protect them from the shell. The mcd command can be used to establish the device and the current working directory (relative to DOS), otherwise the default is A:\. ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES The following environment variables affect the execution of mdel: If set, this variable names the file that contains the name of the current mtools working directory as established by the mcd command. If this variable is not set, the file $HOME/.mcwd is used. EXIT VALUES The following exit values are returned: Success Failure FILES Contains the name of the current mtools working directory as estab- lished by the mcd command. If this file does not exist, the default mtools working directory is A:\. Executable file RELATED INFORMATION Commands: mcd(1), mtools(1) delim off mdel(1)