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sfk delete dir ext1 [ext2 ...] [-yes]
sfk deltree targetdir [-yes]
sfk del -dir dir1 dir2 -file .ext1
delete files or dirs, even if they're write protected.
deltree or rmtree deletes a directory tree with all contents.
options
-yes really delete the files. without option -yes,
del only lists the files that would be deleted.
-withdirs if you supply a file mask other than "*",
or -wdir and file deletion leads to an empty directory,
then the directory is removed as well. if you
supply no file mask (or "*"), then every
empty directory is always deleted. this option
cannot be used with chaining, as chaining passes
only filenames, but no processed directory names.
-hidden include hidden and system files.
this option is default when using deltree.
-quiet print nothing
-stat show statistics even with -quiet
-stoponerr stop chain execution if delete is incomplete.
-retry=n[:d] if delete fails, retry up to n times waiting
d ms inbetween. default with deltree (not del)
is -retry=2:100
command return codes
rc 0 : ok all deleted
rc 5 : delete incomplete
rc 9 : sfk rc with -stoponerr
lazy confirmation on command chaining
if you selected files in a command chain, then want to add +del
you may type "+del." (with a dot) or "+del!" (windows only)
instead of "+del -yes" to actually delete the files.
examples
sfk del -withdirs src .bak
deletes .bak files within src and all subdirs.
if a directory contained only .bak files,
it is deleted as well.
sfk del -yes -withdirs -hidden tmp
delete tmp with all files, including hidden files.
sfk deltree. tmp
the same as above, with "." as a short for -yes.
sfk list -dir src -file foo*.hpp +del
first list target files, then add +del
sfk fromclip +del
take a list of filenames from clipboard and delete them.
see "sfk help shell" on how to configure your windows
command prompt, to allow easy copying of filename lists.
example with output:
I plan to delete all .bak files in directory tree "src1",
and all .tmp files in directory tree "src2":
sfk del -dir src1 -file .bak -dir src2 -file .tmp
[simulating:]
DEL : src1\FooBank\BarDriver\include\BarGlass.bak
DEL : src1\FooBank\BarDriver\include\BarMug.bak
DEL : src1\FooBank\DB\include\DBController.bak
DEL : src1\FooBank\GUI\include\FooGUI.bak
DEL : src2\FooBank\BarDriver\include\BarGlass.tmp
DEL : src2\FooBank\BarDriver\include\BarMug.tmp
DEL : src2\FooBank\DB\include\DBController.tmp
DEL : src2\FooBank\GUI\include\FooGUI.tmp
10 files would be deleted.
[say -yes, -del. or -del! to execute.]
But I see: oops, I want to keep DBController.bak as it may be
needed later... same applies for FooGUI.tmp. No problem -
above is just a simulation, so nothing happened yet.
I adapt the command to:
sfk del -dir src1 -file .bak !DBCon -dir src2 -file .tmp !FooGUI
[simulating:]
DEL : src1\FooBank\BarDriver\include\BarGlass.bak
DEL : src1\FooBank\BarDriver\include\BarMug.bak
DEL : src1\FooBank\GUI\include\FooGUI.bak
DEL : src2\FooBank\BarDriver\include\BarGlass.tmp
DEL : src2\FooBank\BarDriver\include\BarMug.tmp
DEL : src2\FooBank\DB\include\DBController.tmp
8 files would be deleted.
[say -yes, -del. or -del! to execute.]
The result looks OK, so I add "-yes" to really delete the files.
sfk delete dir ext1 [ext2 ...] [-yes]
sfk deltree targetdir [-yes]
sfk del -dir dir1 dir2 -file .ext1
delete files or dirs, even if they're write
protected. deltree or rmtree deletes a
directory tree with all contents.
options
-yes really delete the files.
without option -yes, del
only lists the files that
would be deleted.
-withdirs if you supply a file mask
other than "*",
or -wdir and file deletion leads to
an empty directory, then
the directory is removed
as well. if you supply no
file mask (or "*"), then
every empty directory is
always deleted. this
option cannot be used with
chaining, as chaining
passes only filenames, but
no processed directory
names.
-hidden include hidden and system
files. this option is
default when using deltree.
-quiet print nothing
-stat show statistics even with
-quiet
-stoponerr stop chain execution if
delete is incomplete.
-retry=n[:d] if delete fails, retry up
to n times waiting d ms
inbetween. default with
deltree (not del) is
-retry=2:100
command return codes
rc 0 : ok all deleted
rc 5 : delete incomplete
rc 9 : sfk rc with -stoponerr
lazy confirmation on command chaining
if you selected files in a command chain,
then want to add +del you may type
"+del." (with a dot) or "+del!" (windows
only) instead of "+del -yes" to actually
delete the files.
examples
sfk del -withdirs src .bak
deletes .bak files within src and all
subdirs. if a directory contained
only .bak files, it is deleted as
well.
sfk del -yes -withdirs -hidden tmp
delete tmp with all files, including
hidden files.
sfk deltree. tmp
the same as above, with "." as a
short for -yes.
sfk list -dir src -file foo*.hpp +del
first list target files, then add +del
sfk fromclip +del
take a list of filenames from
clipboard and delete them. see "sfk
help shell" on how to configure your
windows command prompt, to allow easy
copying of filename lists.
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