del

The "del" command is a command line tool used in Windows operating systems to delete files and directories. It is short for "delete" and is also known as "erase" in some versions of Windows. The primary function of the "del" command is to permanently remove files or directories from the file system. It is a powerful tool that can delete multiple files at once by specifying wildcards, such as "*.txt" to delete all text files in a directory. The "del" command does not move files to the Recycle Bin; instead, it directly removes them, making the deletion irreversible. To delete a directory, the "/s" flag is used to perform a recursive deletion, deleting all files and subdirectories within the specified directory. In summary, the "del" command is a convenient and efficient way to delete files and directories directly from the command line in Windows.