mdeltree
deletes directories from MS-DOS filesystems
TLDR
Delete directory tree
$ mdeltree [a:dirname]
Delete multiple directories$ mdeltree [a:dir1] [a:dir2]
Verbose output$ mdeltree -v [a:dirname]
SYNOPSIS
mdeltree [options] directories
DESCRIPTION
mdeltree deletes directories from MS-DOS filesystems. It removes directories and all contents.
The tool is part of mtools. It's the MS-DOS equivalent of rm -rf for FAT filesystems.
PARAMETERS
DIRECTORIES
Directories to delete on MS-DOS disk.-v
Verbose output.--help
Display help information.
CAVEATS
Part of mtools. FAT filesystem only. Recursively deletes all contents.
HISTORY
mdeltree is part of mtools, providing MS-DOS deltree functionality on Unix systems.
