The EXP Utility

The EXP utility removes a hidden DELETED directory and all files contained within. To run EXP, use the following command line:

EXP [[options]] [[directories]]

The directories field specifies one or more directories containing DELETED directories to be expunged. If no directory is specified, EXP deletes the current directory's DELETED subdirectory.

EXP has the following options; the option names are not case sensitive:

/HELP

Calls the QuickHelp utility. If EXP cannot find the help file or QuickHelp, it displays a brief summary of EXP command-line syntax.

/Q

Suppresses display of the names of deleted files.

/R

Recurses into subdirectories of the current or specified directory and expunges all DELETED directories and files.

/?

Displays a brief summary of EXP command-line syntax.

Example

EXP /R \PROJECT\WORK

This command line tells EXP to:

Delete the hidden directory \PROJECT\WORK\DELETED along with any files in the directory.

Recurse through the tree whose root is \PROJECT\WORK and delete any DELETED directories and associated files.