FORFILES not deleting files in subdirectory
Below is my forfiles one-liner:
FORFILES /P "X:LOGSHS" /S /M *.log /D -1 /C "CMD /C del /Q @FILE"qq ~q
Although I have the /S option to delete log files in X:LOGSHS, there are several subdirectories and it is not deleting log files further down the tree. How can I resolve this?
windows-server-2003 batch-file
edited Mar 8 '13 at 18:51
Karan
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Below is my forfiles one-liner:
FORFILES /P "X:LOGSHS" /S /M *.log /D -1 /C "CMD /C del /Q @FILE"qq ~q
Although I have the /S option to delete log files in X:LOGSHS, there are several subdirectories and it is not deleting log files further down the tree. How can I resolve this?
windows-server-2003 batch-file
edited Mar 8 '13 at 18:51
Karan
49.3k1489161
asked Oct 19 '12 at 0:25
Tal YoffeTal Yoffe
112
add a comment |
Below is my forfiles one-liner:
FORFILES /P "X:LOGSHS" /S /M *.log /D -1 /C "CMD /C del /Q @FILE"qq ~q
Although I have the /S option to delete log files in X:LOGSHS, there are several subdirectories and it is not deleting log files further down the tree. How can I resolve this?
windows-server-2003 batch-file
edited Mar 8 '13 at 18:51
Karan
49.3k1489161
asked Oct 19 '12 at 0:25
Tal YoffeTal Yoffe
112
Below is my forfiles one-liner:
FORFILES /P "X:LOGSHS" /S /M *.log /D -1 /C "CMD /C del /Q @FILE"qq ~q
Although I have the /S option to delete log files in X:LOGSHS, there are several subdirectories and it is not deleting log files further down the tree. How can I resolve this?
windows-server-2003 batch-file
windows-server-2003 batch-file
edited Mar 8 '13 at 18:51
Karan
49.3k1489161
asked Oct 19 '12 at 0:25
Tal YoffeTal Yoffe
112
edited Mar 8 '13 at 18:51
Karan
49.3k1489161
asked Oct 19 '12 at 0:25
Tal YoffeTal Yoffe
112
edited Mar 8 '13 at 18:51
Karan
49.3k1489161
edited Mar 8 '13 at 18:51
Karan
49.3k1489161
edited Mar 8 '13 at 18:51
Karan
49.3k1489161
49.3k1489161
asked Oct 19 '12 at 0:25
Tal YoffeTal Yoffe
112
asked Oct 19 '12 at 0:25
Tal YoffeTal Yoffe
112
asked Oct 19 '12 at 0:25
Tal YoffeTal Yoffe
112
112
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I would put it down to spaces in the file/path name
when
FORFILES /P "X:LOGSHS" /S /M *.log /D -1 /C "CMD /C del /Q @FILE"qq ~q
encounters X:LOGSHSMy FolderStuff.log, it will pass it to the del command as
del X:LOGSHSMy FolderStuff.log
where del will then try to remove the files X:LOGSHSMy and FolderStuff.log
To overcome this, you have to give the system some quotes to wrap the file name in.
FORFILES /P "X:LOGSHS" /S /M *.log /D -1 /C "CMD /C del /Q ""@FILE"""qq ~q
should give you a little more success
answered Oct 29 '12 at 20:25
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I would put it down to spaces in the file/path name
when
FORFILES /P "X:LOGSHS" /S /M *.log /D -1 /C "CMD /C del /Q @FILE"qq ~q
encounters X:LOGSHSMy FolderStuff.log, it will pass it to the del command as
del X:LOGSHSMy FolderStuff.log
where del will then try to remove the files X:LOGSHSMy and FolderStuff.log
To overcome this, you have to give the system some quotes to wrap the file name in.
FORFILES /P "X:LOGSHS" /S /M *.log /D -1 /C "CMD /C del /Q ""@FILE"""qq ~q
should give you a little more success
answered Oct 29 '12 at 20:25
SeanCSeanC
3,31411426
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I would put it down to spaces in the file/path name
when
FORFILES /P "X:LOGSHS" /S /M *.log /D -1 /C "CMD /C del /Q @FILE"qq ~q
encounters X:LOGSHSMy FolderStuff.log, it will pass it to the del command as
del X:LOGSHSMy FolderStuff.log
where del will then try to remove the files X:LOGSHSMy and FolderStuff.log
To overcome this, you have to give the system some quotes to wrap the file name in.
FORFILES /P "X:LOGSHS" /S /M *.log /D -1 /C "CMD /C del /Q ""@FILE"""qq ~q
should give you a little more success
answered Oct 29 '12 at 20:25
SeanCSeanC
3,31411426
add a comment |
I would put it down to spaces in the file/path name
when
FORFILES /P "X:LOGSHS" /S /M *.log /D -1 /C "CMD /C del /Q @FILE"qq ~q
encounters X:LOGSHSMy FolderStuff.log, it will pass it to the del command as
del X:LOGSHSMy FolderStuff.log
where del will then try to remove the files X:LOGSHSMy and FolderStuff.log
To overcome this, you have to give the system some quotes to wrap the file name in.
FORFILES /P "X:LOGSHS" /S /M *.log /D -1 /C "CMD /C del /Q ""@FILE"""qq ~q
should give you a little more success
answered Oct 29 '12 at 20:25
SeanCSeanC
3,31411426
I would put it down to spaces in the file/path name
when
FORFILES /P "X:LOGSHS" /S /M *.log /D -1 /C "CMD /C del /Q @FILE"qq ~q
encounters X:LOGSHSMy FolderStuff.log, it will pass it to the del command as
del X:LOGSHSMy FolderStuff.log
where del will then try to remove the files X:LOGSHSMy and FolderStuff.log
To overcome this, you have to give the system some quotes to wrap the file name in.
FORFILES /P "X:LOGSHS" /S /M *.log /D -1 /C "CMD /C del /Q ""@FILE"""qq ~q
should give you a little more success
answered Oct 29 '12 at 20:25
SeanCSeanC
3,31411426
answered Oct 29 '12 at 20:25
SeanCSeanC
3,31411426
answered Oct 29 '12 at 20:25
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answered Oct 29 '12 at 20:25
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