del-cli
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.
Install
npm install --global del-cli
Usage
$ 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 $ del is already a builtin command on Windows, you need to use $ del-cli there.
Comparison
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.
- del - API for this package
- trash-cli - Move files and directories to the trash
- make-dir-cli - Make directories and their parents if needed