File Attributes Archives

Windows – DEL command – How to delete files based on attributes?

By MalinPosted on May 16, 2011Posted in Command Prompt, Windows

Windows maintains file attributes to manage the files in the File System. DEL command allows us to delete the files based on the file attributes. Through this Article we will discuss about deleting the files based on file attributes. DEL command provides “/A” switch to allow to select the files to be deleted based on […]

Windows – DIR command – How to display files with specified attributes?

By MalinPosted on April 16, 2011Posted in Command Prompt, Windows

Windows Operating Systems maintains attributes for the files to manage them in the File System. There are different file attributes; read-only files, System files, Archived files etc,. DIR command provides the opportunity to the Users to display the files with specified attributes, through the switch “/A”. For example, below command displays the list of files […]