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class method

FileUtils.rmtree

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

Alias of .rm_rf

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 #rmtree .safe_unlink .rm_r also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1