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rmdir recursively in node.js
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var fs = require("fs"); | |
var path = require("path"); | |
var rmdir = function(dir) { | |
var list = fs.readdirSync(dir); | |
for(var i = 0; i < list.length; i++) { | |
var filename = path.join(dir, list[i]); | |
var stat = fs.statSync(filename); | |
if(filename == "." || filename == "..") { | |
// pass these files | |
} else if(stat.isDirectory()) { | |
// rmdir recursively | |
rmdir(filename); | |
} else { | |
// rm fiilename | |
fs.unlinkSync(filename); | |
} | |
} | |
fs.rmdirSync(dir); | |
}; |
Works like a charm. Thanks!
My implementation to remove recursively but without using recursive method. Just in case of deeper directory tree.
https://gist.github.com/camelaissani/ab4a9e6d69088d6f03a46ee2fd4fd112
Works great! Thank you!!
thanks! and thanks for the synchronous signature too! :P
thanks, help me so much.
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This indirectly inspired me to implement the same functionality, both synchronously and asynchronously, in LiveScript. The async one uses Promises underneath, but its global API is nodeback-based.