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rmtree

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rmtree() public

Recursively deletes a directory, including all directories beneath it.

# File ext/pathname/lib/pathname.rb, line 566
  def rmtree
    # The name "rmtree" is borrowed from File::Path of Perl.
    # File::Path provides "mkpath" and "rmtree".
    require 'fileutils'
    FileUtils.rm_r(@path)
    nil
  end

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