Use the FilesSystemEntity delete()/deleteSync() method to delete a file, directory, or symlink. This method is inherited by File, Directory, and Link.

README.md

#dart:io example

Use the FilesSystemEntity delete()/deleteSync() method to delete a file, directory, or symlink. This method is inherited by File, Directory, and Link.

Main library: dart:io
Main elements: FilesSystemEntity.delete FilesSystemEntity.deleteSync
Gist: https://gist.github.com/kasperpeulen/0f51d0ade8d83bc26cbf
DartPad: https://dartpad.dartlang.org/0f51d0ade8d83bc26cbf

main.dart

import 'dart:io';

main() async {
  // Create a temporary directory.
  Directory dir = Directory.systemTemp.createTempSync();
  // Confirm it exists.
  print(dir.existsSync());
  // Delete the directory.
  dir.deleteSync();
  // Confirm it no longer exists.
  print(dir.existsSync());

  // async --------------------------------------------------------------------

  // Create a temporary directory.
  Directory asyncDir = await Directory.systemTemp.createTemp();
  // Confirm it exists.
  print(await dir.exists());
  // Delete the directory.
  await dir.delete();
  // Confirm it no longer exists.
  print(await dir.exists());
}

pubspec.yaml

name: dart.io_FilesSystemEntity.delete_FilesSystemEntity.deleteSync
description: |
  Use the FilesSystemEntity delete()/deleteSync() method to delete a file, directory,
  or symlink. This method is inherited by File, Directory, and Link.
homepage: https://gist.github.com/kasperpeulen/0f51d0ade8d83bc26cbf
environment:
  sdk: '>=1.11.0 <2.0.0'