Plink: 'del' command not working on remote server

Question

Hi,

I have setup OpenSSH on remote server. I am trying to execute commands on the remote server from my local machine using Plink. Both local and remote server are Windows XP machine.

Though I am able to run commands such as ‘move’, ‘mkdir’ but ‘del’ command is not working.

For example,

Working: plink -ssh -pw xxx user@server cmd.exe /c move g://root//home//test g://somedir plink -ssh -pw xxx user@server cmd.exe /c mkdir H://somedir//temp

Not working plink -ssh -pw xxx user@server cmd.exe /c del "//sample//test//gc//a.txt" Invalid switch - "/".

These are few other syntaxes that I tried:

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..... cmd.exe /c del //sample//test//gc//a.txt Invalid switch - "/".

..... cmd.exe /c del "\sample\test\gc\a.txt" Could Not Find C:\Documents and Settings\Gaurav.Chhabra\sampletestgca.txt

..... cmd.exe /c del "/sample/test/gc/a.txt" Parameter format not correct - "sample".

..... cmd.exe /c del "///sample/test/gc/a.txt" Invalid switch - "/".

..... cmd.exe /c del "////sample/test/gc/a.txt" Invalid switch - "/".

..... cmd.exe /c del "//sample//test//gc//a.txt" Invalid switch - "/".

..... cmd.exe /c del "//sample//test//gc//a.txt" /q Invalid switch - "/".

..... cmd.exe /c "del //sample//test//gc//a.txt /q" Invalid switch - "/".

..... cmd.exe /c 'del //sample//test//gc//a.txt /q' Invalid switch - "/".

..... cmd.exe /c "del //sample//test//gc//a.txt" Invalid switch - "/".

..... cmd.exe /c "del /q //sample//test//gc//a.txt" Invalid switch - "/".

..... cmd.exe /c 'del //sample//test//gc//a.txt' Invalid switch - "/".

..... cmd.exe /c 'del \sample\test\gc\a.txt' The system cannot find the path specified.

..... cmd.exe /c 'del \sample\test\gc\a.txt' The system cannot find the path specified.

..... cmd.exe /c 'del \\sample\\test\\gc\\a.txt' The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

..... cmd.exe /c del '\sample\test\gc\a.txt' The system cannot find the path specified.

..... cmd.exe /c del '\sample\test\gc\a.txt' The system cannot find the path specified.

..... cmd.exe /c del '//sample//test//gc//a.txt' Invalid switch - "/".

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Can anyone help me?

Regards,
GC