recursive-rm

Recursive-rm

Remove directories recursively like rm -rf. Use it like fs.

Installation

npm install recursive-rm
# or
yarn add recursive-rm

Usage

Import like fs.

Without Promise

const rm = require('recursive-rm');

rm.removeDir(targetDir[, safeDelete=true[, restrictedDir=null[, callback]]])

With Promise

const rm = require('recursive-rm').promises;

rm.removeDir(targetDir[, safeDelete=true[, restrictedDir=null]])

Examples

Safe Delete (Recommended)

/* use callback */
rm.removeDir(targetDir, /* safeDelete */true, restrictedDir, function (err) {
    /* callback */
    if (err) {
        console.error(err);
        return;
    }
    /* do something */
});

/* use Promise */
rm.removeDir(targetDir, /* safeDelete */true, restrictedDir)
  .then(() => {/* success */})
  .catch((err) => {/* failed */})

Note

Remove will be aborted under the safe delete mode when:

• A target directory path not starts with the given restrictedDir
• A root path is given as target directory, like 'C:\\' (windows) or '/' (*nix)

non-Safe mode

/* use callback */
rm.removeDir(targetDir, /* safeDelete */false, null, function (err) {
    /* callback */
    if (err) {
        console.error(err);
        return;
    }
    /* do something */
});

/* use Promise */
rm.removeDir(targetDir, /* safeDelete */false)
  .then(() => {/* success */})
  .catch((err) => {/* failed */})