OK, there is probably a more elegant way...but this would get the trick done, with ACL's intact...
REM this assumes that "c:\foo" is the directory that you want to empty echo. >> c:\foo\foo.txt REM /O option in xcopy preserves ACL's echo f|xcopy /O c:\foo\foo.txt c:\foo2\foo.txt rmdir C:\foo /Q /S move c:\foo2 c:\foo del c:\foo\foo.txt On 1/16/06, Dave Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok, let me try ONE more time with the right command"S"... > > > > @echo off > > rmdir C:\mydir /Q /S > > mkdir C:\mydir > > > > this would delete the directory and recreate it since, like > > Jim said, I don't believe there is a single DOS command that > > is equivalent to the linux command he posted > > The one minor problem with this approach is that it won't retain the > directory ACLs of the original directory. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, > Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. > Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:229745 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
