command line interface anyone?

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Ok have returned to this gem after a break and am working through chapter 13 of MM. I can manoevere around this but i am a bit stumped when it comes to deleting a directory, in a directory i have created i have a DIR . and a DIR .. i cannot delete either if these, also when i try DELTREE i am told it is not recognize as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks Robbo
Below is what i have been doing.

6 Dir(s) 110,224,629,760 bytes free

D:\GB1>MD Games

D:\GB1>DIR
Volume in drive D is DATA
Volume Serial Number is B85B-23B4

Directory of D:\GB1

15/10/2006 22:43 <DIR> .
15/10/2006 22:43 <DIR> ..
15/10/2006 22:43 <DIR> Files
15/10/2006 22:43 <DIR> Games
0 File(s) 0 bytes
4 Dir(s) 110,224,629,760 bytes free

D:\GB1>RD Files

D:\GB1>DIR
Volume in drive D is DATA
Volume Serial Number is B85B-23B4

Directory of D:\GB1

15/10/2006 22:44 <DIR> .
15/10/2006 22:44 <DIR> ..
15/10/2006 22:43 <DIR> Games
0 File(s) 0 bytes
3 Dir(s) 110,224,629,760 bytes free

D:\GB1>RD Games

D:\GB1>DIR
Volume in drive D is DATA
Volume Serial Number is B85B-23B4

Directory of D:\GB1

15/10/2006 22:45 <DIR> .
15/10/2006 22:45 <DIR> ..
0 File(s) 0 bytes
2 Dir(s) 110,224,629,760 bytes free


D:\GB1>MD Games

D:\GB1>DIR
Volume in drive D is DATA
Volume Serial Number is B85B-23B4

Directory of D:\GB1

15/10/2006 22:45 <DIR> .
15/10/2006 22:45 <DIR> ..
15/10/2006 22:45 <DIR> Games
0 File(s) 0 bytes
3 Dir(s) 110,224,629,760 bytes free

D:\GB1>DEL Games
D:\GB1\Games\*, Are you sure (Y/N)? y

D:\GB1>DIR
Volume in drive D is DATA
Volume Serial Number is B85B-23B4

Directory of D:\GB1

15/10/2006 22:45 <DIR> .
15/10/2006 22:45 <DIR> ..
15/10/2006 22:45 <DIR> Games
0 File(s) 0 bytes
3 Dir(s) 110,224,629,760 bytes free

D:\GB1>DELTREE
'DELTREE' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

D:\GB1>DELTREE D:\GB1
'DELTREE' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

D:\GB1>cd
D:\GB1

D:\GB1>CD\D
The system cannot find the path specified.

D:\GB1>CD/D

D:\GB1>dir
Volume in drive D is DATA
Volume Serial Number is B85B-23B4

Directory of D:\GB1

15/10/2006 22:45 <DIR> .
15/10/2006 22:45 <DIR> ..
15/10/2006 22:45 <DIR> Games
0 File(s) 0 bytes
3 Dir(s) 110,224,629,760 bytes free

D:\GB1>CD
D:\GB1

D:\GB1>CD\

D:\>DELTREE\GB1
The system cannot find the path specified.

D:\>DELTREE D\GB1
'DELTREE' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

D:\>rd
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

D:\>RD
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

D:\>RD\GB1
The directory is not empty.

D:\>CD/GB1

D:\GB1>dir
Volume in drive D is DATA
Volume Serial Number is B85B-23B4

Directory of D:\GB1

15/10/2006 22:45 <DIR> .
15/10/2006 22:45 <DIR> ..
15/10/2006 22:45 <DIR> Games
0 File(s) 0 bytes
3 Dir(s) 110,224,629,760 bytes free

D:\GB1>RD\.
The directory is not empty.

D:\GB1>RD .
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.

D:\GB1>RD GAMES

D:\GB1>DIR
Volume in drive D is DATA
Volume Serial Number is B85B-23B4

Directory of D:\GB1

15/10/2006 22:52 <DIR> .
15/10/2006 22:52 <DIR> ..
0 File(s) 0 bytes
2 Dir(s) 110,224,629,760 bytes free

D:\GB1>RD .
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.

D:\GB1>RD ..
The directory is not empty.

D:\GB1>CD\.

D:\>RD.
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.

D:\>CD\

D:\>CD\GB1

D:\GB1>DIR
Volume in drive D is DATA
Volume Serial Number is B85B-23B4

Directory of D:\GB1

15/10/2006 22:52 <DIR> .
15/10/2006 22:52 <DIR> ..
0 File(s) 0 bytes
2 Dir(s) 110,224,629,760 bytes free

D:\GB1>RD .
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.

D:\GB1>DELTREE
'DELTREE' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

D:\GB1>CD/

D:\GB1>CD/H
The system cannot find the path specified.

D:\GB1>CD/E
The system cannot find the path specified.

D:\GB1>CD\H
The system cannot find the path specified.

D:\GB1>CD\

D:\>DIR
Volume in drive D is DATA
Volume Serial Number is B85B-23B4

Directory of D:\

11/08/2006 14:18 <DIR> Airport Tycoon 3
09/08/2006 03:51 <DIR> BIRD1
16/03/2006 14:31 <DIR> Documents and Settings
15/10/2006 22:52 <DIR> GB1
05/09/2001 23:00 1,700,352 gdiplus.dll
05/10/2006 19:10 <DIR> gmax
12/01/2006 17:50 <DIR> Redist
05/08/2006 13:07 231 X-Plane Installer.prf
2 File(s) 1,700,583 bytes
6 Dir(s) 110,224,629,760 bytes free

D:\>CD\BIRD1

D:\BIRD1>DIR
Volume in drive D is DATA
Volume Serial Number is B85B-23B4

Directory of D:\BIRD1

09/08/2006 03:51 <DIR> .
09/08/2006 03:51 <DIR> ..
0 File(s) 0 bytes
2 Dir(s) 110,224,629,760 bytes free

D:\BIRD1>DEL .
D:\BIRD1\*, Are you sure (Y/N)? Y

D:\BIRD1>DEL ..
D:\*, Are you sure (Y/N)? Y

D:\BIRD1>Y
'Y' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

D:\BIRD1>DIR
Volume in drive D is DATA
Volume Serial Number is B85B-23B4

Directory of D:\BIRD1

09/08/2006 03:51 <DIR> .
09/08/2006 03:51 <DIR> ..
0 File(s) 0 bytes
2 Dir(s) 110,224,629,760 bytes free

D:\BIRD1>DEL .
D:\BIRD1\*, Are you sure (Y/N)? Y

D:\BIRD1>DIR
Volume in drive D is DATA
Volume Serial Number is B85B-23B4

Directory of D:\BIRD1

09/08/2006 03:51 <DIR> .
09/08/2006 03:51 <DIR> ..
0 File(s) 0 bytes
2 Dir(s) 110,224,629,760 bytes free

D:\BIRD1>DIR
Volume in drive D is DATA
Volume Serial Number is B85B-23B4

Directory of D:\BIRD1

09/08/2006 03:51 <DIR> .
09/08/2006 03:51 <DIR> ..
0 File(s) 0 bytes
2 Dir(s) 110,224,629,760 bytes free

D:\BIRD1>

 

No mention of that in the book, thanks for the link.

 

Shouldn't that be *winipcfg* Sparky

 

You also need a space between the command and the switch.

D:\GB1>CD\D
The system cannot find the path specified.

should be

D:\GB1>CD D:
or
D:\GB1>CD .. to go up one level.

 

Deltree doesn't exist in Win2k or XP as far as I know.

The . and .. entries are in effect 'automatic' entries that refer to 'this directory' and 'parent directory' respectively.

If the only entries in a directory are these then the directory is empty, and can be removed.

Harry.

 

what hbroomhall said...

I dunno why microsoft show those at all. Your best bet is to forget they exist. You cannot delete them.

 

Tradition. They hail from the Unix world. And they are in fact useful in some commands.

Harry.

 

I agree that use of the .. is useful, but displaying the . and .. folders is pointless and confusing IMO

 

Thanks for the advice, much appreciated. Time to take an aspirin and have another go.