Instructor: Prof. Michael P. Harris Chapter 6ITSC 1405 – Intro to PC Operating Systems Using DEL, REN, MOVE, and RD /SChapter 6Using DEL, REN, MOVE, and RD /SLEARNING OBJECTIVES1. Explain why it is necessary to eliminate files from a disk.2. Explain when and how to use wildcards with the DEL command.3. Explain the use of the /P parameter with the DEL command.4. Explain the purpose and function of the RENAME/REN command.5. Explain the purpose and function of the MOVE command.6. Explain the purpose and function of the RD /S command.7. Explain the importance of backing up data.STUDENT OUTCOMES1. Use the DEL command to eliminate files on disks and in directories.2. Use wildcards appropriately with the DEL command.3. Use parameters with the DEL command.4. Use the RENAME/REN command to change the names of file and subdirectories.5. Use the RENAME/REN command with wildcards to change the names of files and subdirectories.6. Use the MOVE command to move files and subdirectories.7. Use the RD command without parameters to delete empty directories.8. Use the RD command with parameters to delete directories with files and other directories.9. Back up a data disk using the DISKCOPY command.10. Back up files using the COPY command.CHAPTER SUMMARY1. DEL eliminates files.2. Deleting files helps you manage your disks and directories.3. The syntax for the DEL command is: DEL names4. Wildcards can be used with DEL.5. DEL does not eliminate the data on the disk, only the entry in the directory table.6. Once a file has been deleted, it cannot be recovered except with special utility programs.7. Before you use wildcards with DEL, it is wise to use the DIR command to see what is going to be erased.8. The /P parameter prompts you to confirm whether or not you wish to delete a file, and the /S parameter allows you to delete files in the directory hierarchy.Carolyn Z. Gillay, Bette A. Peat, Windows XP Command Line Page 1Franklin, Beedle & Associates ©2003 ISBN: 1-887902-82-1Instructor: Prof. Michael P. Harris Chapter 6ITSC 1405 – Intro to PC Operating Systems Using DEL, REN, MOVE, and RD /S9. You can change the names of files or directories with the RENAME or REN command.10. The syntax for renaming is: RENAME [drive:] [path] [directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 | filename2] REN [drive:] [path] [directoryname1 | filename1] [directoryname2 | filename2]11. Renaming can be done only on one drive or directory. RENAME does not move files.12. Renaming changes only file names, not contents of files.13. With the REN command, you use the path only with the original file name and do not repeat it with the new file name.14. Wildcards can be used with the REN command.15. Before you use wildcards with the REN command, it is wise to use the DIR command to see what files are going to be affected by renaming.16. Once a file is renamed, it cannot be found under its old name.17. The MOVE command can be used either to change the name of a subdirectory or to move files from one location to another. When you use MOVE, two steps are taken: the files are copied to the new location and deleted from the old location.18. You may remove directories with either RD or RD /S. With RD alone, you must remove files first and then any directories. RD /S does it all in one command.19. It is wise to make backup copies of data files so that if something happens, you have another source of data.20. You can back up a floppy disk with the DISKCOPY command, or you can back up files onyour disk using the COPY command. The wildcard *.* allows you to back up all the files in a directory.Carolyn Z. Gillay, Bette A. Peat, Windows XP Command Line Page 2Franklin, Beedle & Associates ©2003 ISBN:
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