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MS-DOS command to delete all files except one

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Mar 15, 202680908 views

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Is there an MS-DOS command that allows me to delete all files except one? Consider as an example the following files: Is there a command to delete all files except ?

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a.001  
a.002  
a.003  
a.exe  
a.c

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You can use the and commands to accomplish this: This goes through the current directory, and compares each file name to a.c. If it doesn't match, the file is deleted.

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MS-DOS command to delete all files except one

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