delete-empty

Recursively delete all empty folders in a directory and child directories.
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Install
Install with npm:
$ npm install --save delete-empty
Usage
const deleteEmpty = require('delete-empty');
API
Given the following directory structure, the highlighted directories would be deleted.
foo/
└─┬ a/
- ├── aa/
├── bb/
│ └─┬ bbb/
│ │ ├── one.txt
│ │ └── two.txt
- ├── cc/
- ├ b/
- └ c/
async-await (promise)
If no callback is passed, a promise is returned. Returns the array of deleted directories.
(async () => {
let deleted = await deleteEmpty('foo');
console.log(deleted); //=> ['foo/aa/', 'foo/a/cc/', 'foo/b/', 'foo/c/']
})();
// or
deleteEmpty('foo/')
.then(deleted => console.log(deleted)) //=> ['foo/aa/', 'foo/a/cc/', 'foo/b/', 'foo/c/']
.catch(console.error);
async callback
Returns the array of deleted directories in the callback.
deleteEmpty('foo/', (err, deleted) => {
console.log(deleted); //=> ['foo/aa/', 'foo/a/cc/', 'foo/b/', 'foo/c/']
});
sync
Returns the array of deleted directories.
console.log(deleteEmpty.sync('foo/')); //=> ['foo/aa/', 'foo/a/cc/', 'foo/b/', 'foo/c/']
CLI
To use the delete-empty
command from any directory you must first install the package globally with the following command:
$ npm install --global delete-empty
Usage
Usage: $ delete-empty <directory> [options]
Directory: (optional) Initial directory to begin the search for empty
directories. Otherwise, cwd is used.
[Options]:
-c, --cwd Set the current working directory for folders to search.
-d, --dryRun Do a dry run without deleting any files.
-h, --help Display this help menu
-V, --version Display the current version of rename
-v, --verbose Display all verbose logging messages (currently not used)
About
sh
$ npm install && npm test
sh
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Related projects
You might also be interested in these projects:
- copy: Copy files or directories using globs. | homepage
- delete: Delete files and folders and any intermediate directories if they exist (sync and async). | homepage
- fs-utils: fs extras and utilities to extend the node.js file system module. Used in Assemble and… more | homepage
- matched: Adds array support to node-glob, sync and async. Also supports tilde expansion (user home) and… more | homepage
Contributors
Commits | Contributor |
---|---|
31 | jonschlinkert |
2 | treble-snake |
1 | doowb |
1 | svenschoenung |
1 | vpalmisano |
Author
Jon Schlinkert
License
Copyright © 2019, Jon Schlinkert. Released under the MIT License.
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