Delete files and directories
Useful for use in build scripts and automated things.
Note that this does permanent deletion. See trash-cli for something safer.
npm install --global del-cli
$ del --help
Usage
$ del <path|glob> …
Options
--force, -f Allow deleting the current working directory and outside
--dry-run, -d List what would be deleted instead of deleting (silent if no matches)
--verbose, -v Display the absolute path of files and directories as they are deleted
Examples
$ del unicorn.png rainbow.png
$ del "*.png" "!unicorn.png"
:warning: Windows users: Since
$ delis already a builtin command on Windows, you need to use$ del-clithere.
Benefits over rimraf CLI: Supports globbing (even on Windows), safer by default as it doesn't allow deleting parent directories, and has a dry-run mode.
Benefits over rm -rf: Cross-platform, safer by default as it doesn't allow deleting parent directories, and has a dry-run mode.
Rimraf is a deep deletion module for node (like `rm -rf`). It is more focused on being a programmatic solution rather than a CLI tool, but it can be used from the command line as well. Rimraf is very robust and handles edge cases like long paths on Windows.
Trash-cli is a command-line tool that moves files and directories to the trash instead of permanently deleting them. This can be safer as it allows for recovery of accidentally deleted files. It is a good alternative if you want a safer deletion process.
Shx is a wrapper around ShellJS Unix commands, providing cross-platform compatibility for shell commands. It includes a `rm` command that can be used to delete files and directories. Shx is useful if you need a broader set of shell commands in addition to deletion.
FAQs
Delete files and directories - Cross-platform
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