When i run this command in cmd or as a batch file it does not run in silence mode as /q should do, instead it displays "Deleted file - file"
del /s /q /f file Delteded file - file i hope this will help others as well
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In fact, quiet mode means it will not ask you for confirmation while deleting:
/Q Quiet mode, do not ask if ok to delete on global wildcard
>del /? Deletes one or more files. DEL [/P] [/F] [/S] [/Q] [/A[[:]attributes]] names ERASE [/P] [/F] [/S] [/Q] [/A[[:]attributes]] names names Specifies a list of one or more files or directories. Wildcards may be used to delete multiple files. If a directory is specified, all files within the directory will be deleted. /P Prompts for confirmation before deleting each file. /F Force deleting of read-only files. /S Delete specified files from all subdirectories. /Q Quiet mode, do not ask if ok to delete on global wildcard /A Selects files to delete based on attributes attributes R Read-only files S System files H Hidden files A Files ready for archiving I Not content indexed Files L Reparse Points In order to not show the output, you will have to redirect it to NUL. From Batch How To … Display & Redirect Output:
del /s /q /f file > NUL This may help you.
del /q file >nul 2>nul
