Normally,
the utilities prompt the user before deleting all of the files in a directory.
/S
Deletes the specified files from all subdirectories. This command comes in handy when you
want to remove all of the files with a given name on a hard drive. Windows often creates multiple
copies of files; locating them all can be difficult.
Compressing Files with the Diantz and MakeCab Utilities
Most people assume that you need to use a third-party compression product to create file archives
with Windows. Of course, the ZIP file format is the most popular solution, but there are other
Working with Wildcard Characters
You might wonder how you can make your use of commands and utilities even more efficient. Most of
these utilities will let you work with multiple files at once, but you need to know the secret of specifying
multiple files. Wildcard characters let you specify a group of files or directories without naming each file
or directory individually. There are two standard wildcard characters:
*
and
?
. The asterisk (*) specifies
any number of characters, while the question mark (
?
) specifies a single character. You can use the two
wildcard characters in combination to create complex file specifications to locate just about any file.
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