“rm -rf” equivalent for Windows?

Question

I need a way to recursively delete a folder and its children.

Is there a prebuilt tool for this, or do I need to write one?

DEL /S doesn\'t dele

Answer 1

You can install cygwin, which has rm as well as ls etc.

Answer 2

via Powershell

 Remove-Item -Recurse -Force "TestDirectory"

via Command Prompt

https://stackoverflow.com/a/35731786/439130

Answer 3

Here is what you need to do...

Create a batch file with the following line

RMDIR /S %1

Save your batch file as Remove.bat and put it in C:\windows

Create the following registry key

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Remove Directory (RMDIR)

Launch regedit and update the default value HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Remove Directory (RMDIR)\default with the following value

"c:\windows\REMOVE.bat" "%1"

Thats it! Now you can right click any directory and use the RMDIR function

Answer 4

Try this command:

del /s foldername

Answer 5

rmdir /s dirname

Answer 6

rm -r -fo <path>

is the closest you can get in Windows PowerShell. It is the abbreviation of

Remove-Item -Recurse -Force -Path <path>

(more details).