# Rd /S /Q depot

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rd-s-q-depot/192981>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 9, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rd-s-q-depot/192981 "2010-08-09T14:12:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![pravin\_mishra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c37758/32.png) [@pravin\_mishra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pravin_mishra)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rd-s-q-depot/192981/1 "2010-08-09T14:12:58Z")

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hi

can any one tell me about  
what is use of this command

““rd /S /Q depot”” in window  
““rm -rf depot”” in linux

here depot is the database name

actually i have seen this command in agil web development tutorial

thanks

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**Author:** ![pravin\_mishra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c37758/32.png) [@pravin\_mishra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pravin_mishra)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rd-s-q-depot/192981/2 "2010-08-09T14:22:20Z")

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On 9 August 2010 13:11, pravin mishra [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> hi
> 
> can any one tell me about  
> what is use of this command
> 
> ““rd /S /Q depot”” in window  
> ““rm -rf depot”” in linux

This does not seem to be a rails question, but anyway:

If you are using linux then the enter the command  
man rm  
in a terminal window to get the manual for the rm command.  
If you are using windows you have my full sympahy. Google for rd  
windows should help.

Please try and help yourself before coming here. Google will  
generally lead to results much more quickly anyway.

Colin

P.S. it removes files/folders.