03-20-2013
When you request help for something that should run under DOS, you must specify that very clearly in the original problem statement. Also, when that's the case, there's a forum for DOS scripting. The rest of the site assumes UNIX, as per the domain name.
My solution should run fine on Windows with Cygwin.
Regarding pipes and DOS, pipes connect two processes. DOS was not designed as a multitasking system.
Regards,
Alister
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NAME
mdel - mtools utility to delete a DOS file
SYNOPSIS
mdel [-v] msdosfile [msdosfiles...]
OPTIONS
Specifies verbose mode. File names are echoed as they are processed.
DESCRIPTION
The mdel command deletes a file or files on an DOS file system. Unlike the DOS convention, multiple arguments can be specified. If a read
only file is encountered, the mdel command queries whether or not to delete the file. Unlike the DOS convention, DOS subdirectory names
that contain the '/' or '' separator are supported. If you use the '' separator or wildcards, you must enclose file names in quotes to
protect them from the shell.
The mcd command can be used to establish the device and the current working directory (relative to DOS), otherwise the default is A:.
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned: Success. Failure.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
The following environment variables affect the execution of mdel: If set, this variable names the file that contains the name of the cur-
rent mtools working directory as established by the mcd command. If this variable is not set, the file $HOME/.mcwd is used.
FILES
Contains the name of the current mtools working directory as established by the mcd command. If this file does not exist, the default
mtools working directory is A:. Executable file
SEE ALSO
Commands: mcd(1), mtools(1)
mdel(1)