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<H1>-sdel (Delete files after compression) switch</H1>
<H4>Syntax</H4>
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-sdel
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<P> If -sdel switch is specified, 7-Zip deletes files
after including to archive. So it works like moving files to archive.</P>
7-Zip deletes files at the end of operation and only if archive was successfully created.</P>
<H4>Examples</H4>
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7z a a.7z *.txt -sdel
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<P>moves <SPAN class="filename">txt</SPAN> files from disk's directory to a.7z archive.</P>
<H4>Commands that can be used with this switch</H4>
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<A href="../commands/add.htm">a (Add)</A>
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