Modern Fs RemoveDir

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RemoveDir

Deletes an empty folder; fails if it still holds anything.

Syntax

RemoveDir( p )

Notes

• FS_DIR_NOT_EMPTY on a populated directory

Examples

#import "std/fs"
using fs

'' Everything below happens inside a temp directory of its own, and is
'' removed at the end
dim td as FsResultUStr = CreateTempDir( "fbdoc" )
dim as ustring dir_ = td.Value( )

dim as ustring sub_ = PathJoin( dir_, "one" )
CreateDir( sub_ )

print RemoveDir( sub_ ).IsOk( )          '' true
print Exists( sub_ )                     '' false

'' EMPTY DIRECTORIES ONLY -- a non-empty one fails rather than taking
'' its contents with it
CreateDir( sub_ )
WriteAllText( PathJoin( sub_, "f.txt" ), "x" )
print RemoveDir( sub_ ).IsOk( )          '' false

RemoveDirAll( dir_ )

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Library: Filesystem Library
Category: Filesystem
Documented under: File Operations