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title: Delete directories
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sidebarTitle: Delete directories
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mode: center
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---
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To recursively delete a directory and all its contents, use `rm` from `node:fs/promises`. This is like running `rm -rf` in JavaScript.
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```ts delete-directory.ts icon="/icons/typescript.svg"
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import { rm } from "node:fs/promises";
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// Delete a directory and all its contents
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await rm("path/to/directory", { recursive: true, force: true });
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```
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These options configure the deletion behavior:
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- `recursive: true` - Delete subdirectories and their contents
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- `force: true` - Don't throw errors if the directory doesn't exist
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Omit `force` to get an error if the directory doesn't exist:
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```ts delete-directory.ts icon="/icons/typescript.svg"
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try {
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await rm("path/to/directory", { recursive: true });
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} catch (error) {
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if (error.code === "ENOENT") {
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console.log("Directory doesn't exist");
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} else {
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throw error;
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}
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}
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```
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---
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See [File I/O](/runtime/file-io) for more filesystem operations.
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