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class method

FileUtils.rm_rf

rm_rf(list, noop: nil, verbose: nil, secure: nil)

Equivalent to

Example
FileUtils.rm_r(list, force: true)

WARNING: This method causes local vulnerability. Read the documentation of rm_r first.

See also #rm_rf .rm_r .rmtree .rm_f also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1