Syntax : forfiles [/p ] [/m ] [/s] [/c ""] [/d [{+|-}][{|}]] /p : Specifies the path from which to start the search. By default, searching starts in the current working directory. /m : Searches files according to the specified search mask. The default search mask is *.*. /s : Instructs the forfiles command to search into subdirectories recursively. /c "" : Runs the specified command on each file. Command strings should be enclosed in quotation marks. The default command is "cmd /c echo @file". /d [{+|-}][{|}] : Selects files with a last modified date within the specified time frame. Selects files with a last modified date later than or equal to (+) or earlier than or equal to (-) the specified date, where Date is in the format MM/DD/YYYY. Selects files with a last modified date later than or equal to (+) the current date plus the number of days specified, or earlier than or equal to (-) the current date minus the number of days specified. Valid values for Days include any number in the range 0–32,768. If no sign is specified, + is used by default. Example: To remove xml files which are older than 90 days from D:\logs\SH we can execute below command from command prompt forfiles -p "D:\logs\SH" -s -m *.xml /D -90 /C "cmd /c del @path" By: Parashuram Jadhav