Microsoft KB Archive/95997

= DELTREE: No Error Message If Directory Does Not Exist =

Article ID: 95997

Article Last Modified on 11/24/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q95997



SUMMARY
When the DELTREE.EXE command is executed on a directory that does not exist, no error message is displayed and you are returned to the MS-DOS prompt. This behavior can be misleading if you mistype a directory name--since no error message is displayed, you may think that the directory you were trying to delete was successfully deleted.



MORE INFORMATION
If the directory you want to delete is specified correctly with the DELTREE.EXE command, you will receive the following message:

Delete directory  and all of its subdirectories? [yn]

where  is the name of the directory you want to delete. You are required to answer &quot;y&quot; to delete the entire subdirectory or &quot;n&quot; to cancel the operation.

For more information on the DELTREE command, type &quot;HELP DELTREE&quot; (without the quotation marks) at the command prompt.

Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20

Keywords: KB95997

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