Remove gently option

README.md

@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ The options object is optional.  These fields are respected:
 
 * `maxBusyTries` -  The number of times to retry a file or folder in the
   event of an `EBUSY` error.  The default is 3.
-* `gently` - If provided a `gently` path, then rimraf will only delete
-  files and folders that are beneath this path, and only delete symbolic
-  links that point to a place within this path.  (This is very important
-  to npm's use-case, and shows rimraf's pedigree.)
 
 
 ## rimraf.sync

rimraf.js

@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ function rimraf (p, opts, cb) {
   var busyTries = 0
   opts.maxBusyTries = opts.maxBusyTries || 3
 
-  if (opts.gently) opts.gently = path.resolve(opts.gently)
-
   rimraf_(p, opts, function CB (er) {
     if (er) {
       if (er.code === "EBUSY" && busyTries < opts.maxBusyTries) {
@@ -65,8 +63,6 @@ function rimraf_ (p, opts, cb) {
       return cb(er)
     }
 
-    // don't delete that don't point actually live in the "gently" path
-    if (opts.gently) return clobberTest(p, s, opts, cb)
     return rm_(p, s, opts, cb)
   })
 }
@@ -122,18 +118,6 @@ function rm_ (p, s, opts, cb) {
   })
 }
 
-function clobberTest (p, s, opts, cb) {
-  var gently = opts.gently
-  if (!s.isSymbolicLink()) next(null, path.resolve(p))
-  else realish(p, next)
-
-  function next (er, rp) {
-    if (er) return rm_(p, s, opts, cb)
-    if (rp.indexOf(gently) !== 0) return clobberFail(p, gently, cb)
-    else return rm_(p, s, opts, cb)
-  }
-}
-
 function realish (p, cb) {
   fs.readlink(p, function (er, r) {
     if (er) return cb(er)