# System command and silent output?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/system-command-and-silent-output/96565>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 29, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/system-command-and-silent-output/96565 "2006-06-29T18:59:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![roggan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8c91f0/32.png) [@roggan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/roggan)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/system-command-and-silent-output/96565/1 "2006-06-29T18:59:39Z")

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Im using ruby for a build script here  
and im doing things like:

system “del #{filePath} /s /q”

however I dont want to see the result of that, currently it shows a  
zillion files on the console output

ive tried to do a system “echo off” but it doesnt change anything.

//Roger

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**Author:** ![roggan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8c91f0/32.png) [@roggan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/roggan)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 7:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/system-command-and-silent-output/96565/2 "2006-06-29T19:14:29Z")

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thanks, works wonderful 🙂

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**Author:** ![roggan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8c91f0/32.png) [@roggan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/roggan)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 7:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/system-command-and-silent-output/96565/3 "2006-06-29T19:07:45Z")

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On Jun 29, 2006, at 12:59 PM, Roger J. wrote:

> //Roger
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If you are using windows, which it looks like, you can do  
system “del #{filePath} /s /q \>NUL”