Removes a file or directory. The directory can have contents. Like rm -rf
.
path
<String>
callback
<Function>
const fs = require('fs-extra')
// remove file
fs.remove('/tmp/myfile', err => {
if (err) return console.error(err)
console.log('success!')
})
fs.remove('/home/jprichardson', err => {
if (err) return console.error(err)
console.log('success!') // I just deleted my entire HOME directory.
})
// Promise Usage
fs.remove('/tmp/myfile')
.then(() => {
console.log('success!')
})
.catch(err => {
console.error(err)
})
# remove(path, [callback]) Removes a file or directory. The directory can have contents. Like `rm -rf`. - `path` `<String>` - `callback` `<Function>` ## Example: ```js const fs = require('fs-extra') // remove file fs.remove('/tmp/myfile', err => { if (err) return console.error(err) console.log('success!') }) fs.remove('/home/jprichardson', err => { if (err) return console.error(err) console.log('success!') // I just deleted my entire HOME directory. }) // Promise Usage fs.remove('/tmp/myfile') .then(() => { console.log('success!') }) .catch(err => { console.error(err) }) ```