Information about TDel

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Description:
TDel is a POWERFUL replacement for the boring and poor DEL command of MS-DOS and 4DOS.
TDel is fast, colorful, reliable, easy-to-use, and safer than DEL.
Options included:
Protect certain files from being deleted by mistake.
Delete multiple files and/or directories in the same command line (ie: TDel *.exe *.com).
Delete requested files except certain files.
Delete with sub-directories.
Delete specific files in all sub-directories.
Remove empty directories after deletion.
User sets file attributes to delete (archive, system, hidden, read only).
Many filters are available (attributes, size, date, age (days), and more).
Ask for confirmation before deleting any file.
Ask for confirmation before deleting whole directory.
Wipe files: overwrite them with useless data to prevent recovering.
Delete until xKB freed or available.
Process newer / older files first.
Supports script files.
Test mode: Allows user to test complicated command-lines before real deletion.
PARANOID feature available! No more fatal mistakes!
Report deleted file-names into a log file.
Can be aborted quickly anytime with Escape, Ctrl-Break or Ctrl-C.
Percentage and bar-graph indicator.
Pause after each full screen.
Quiet mode: nothing will be written on the screen. Useful in batch-files.
Automatically updates tree-information files when removing directories.
Colorful on-line help screens (including examples).
Self installation: Replace the DEL command by TDel (undo is available).
And more!
All options are optional.
All options, including file names, can be set in the environment-table (using the TDEL variable).
Wildcards are allowed.
Shortcuts:
- TDel can be used exactly like the MS-DOS DEL command. However, some shortcuts are available:
The asterisk (*) can be omitted when all the files you wish to delete have the same extention. Example: TDEL .EXE is equal to TDEL *.EXE.
The asterisk can also be omitted when you want to delete all files. Example: TDEL . is equal to TDEL *.*.
The parameters are case-insensitive. Example: TDEL test.com /w /q is equal to TDEL TEST.COM /W /Q.
The spaces between the parameters are not obligatory. Example: TDEL test.com /w /q is equal to TDEL test.com/w/q.
The parameters order is not important. Example: TDEL test.com /w /q is equal to TDEL test.com /q /w.
On-line help is available for ALL the T-Utils by running them with the "/?" parameter.
TDel does not recognize my operating system!
If you get this error message when installing TDel, there is no need to worry anymore!
First try to install the most recent version (download it from here).
If this doesn't work either, please proceed with the following form.
First enter your personal information (name and email), and the unrecognized operating-system information (name, version and language).
Examples for operating-system names: MS-DOS, PC-DOS, Windows 95, etc..
Note: You must fill in all the fields.