EFI$HELP.HLB  —  DELETE
    Deletes the specified file, directory, directory tree, or group
    of files.

    Format

      DELETE  path-name

1  –  Parameter

 path-name

    Specification of the EFI$CP directory or EFI$CP file.

2  –  Description

    Deletes a single file or (empty) directory. It can also delete an
    entire directory tree and all its files, or to delete files in a
    directory tree.

    Limited wildcards are permitted of the form "*", "*.*", "FILE.*"
    and "*.EXT". Partial wildcards are not yet implemented.

3  –  Qualifiers

3.1    /LOG

       /LOG
       /NOLOG (default)

    Controls whether log messages are displayed after the file is
    deleted.

3.2    /TREE

    This deletes all the files in the directory and all its
    subdirectories and the directory itself.

    The specification must be a directory or a fully wildcarded
    filename. This is the nuclear option - use /SUBDIR for the
    neutron version.

3.3    /SUBDIRECTORY

    This deletes all the files in the directory and in all its
    subdirectories but does not delete any of the directory entries.
    If /TREE is the nulcear option, /SUBDIR is the neutron version.
    Removes the files but leaves the directory structure standing.

3.4    /PROMPT

    Controls whether to prompt for file deletion
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