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Delete command in FTP akasotia NO[at]SPAM guidemail.com
6/28/2004 3:24:11 PM
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Is there a way to delete all the files (like delete all) on a ftp
server without specifying delete commands for each file name?

Thanks,
Re: Delete command in FTP Alun Jones [MSFT]
6/28/2004 3:36:30 PM
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The FTP protocol itself only specifies a command to delete a single file, or
to remove a single directory. However, most FTP clients have the ability to
delete multiple files. In a graphical FTP client, you would usually select
all the files you want to delete and hit the Delete key. In a command-line
FTP client, you would normally turn off the interactive prompting ("Delete
this file? And this file? And this file?" gets a little old) using the
"prompt" command, and follow that up with the "mdelete" command - multiple
delete.

Alun.
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