method

rmdir

v2_1_10 - Show latest stable - Class: FileUtils

rmdir(list, options = {})

private

Options: noop, verbose

Removes one or more directories.

FileUtils.rmdir 'somedir'
FileUtils.rmdir %w(somedir anydir otherdir)
# Does not really remove directory; outputs message.
FileUtils.rmdir 'somedir', :verbose => true, :noop => true

# File lib/fileutils.rb, line 265
  def rmdir(list, options = {})
    fu_check_options options, OPT_TABLE['rmdir']
    list = fu_list(list)
    parents = options[:parents]
    fu_output_message "rmdir #{parents ? '-p ' : ''}#{list.join ' '}" if options[:verbose]
    return if options[:noop]
    list.each do |dir|
      begin
        Dir.rmdir(dir = remove_tailing_slash(dir))
        if parents
          until (parent = File.dirname(dir)) == '.' or parent == dir
            dir = parent
            Dir.rmdir(dir)
          end
        end
      rescue Errno::ENOTEMPTY, Errno::EEXIST, Errno::ENOENT
      end
    end
  end

rmdir

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