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class method

FileUtils.remove_file

remove_file(path, force = false)

# File tmp/rubies/ruby-3.2.0/lib/fileutils.rb, line 1491
def remove_file(path, force = false)
  Entry_.new(path).remove_file
rescue
  raise unless force
end

Removes the file entry given by path, which should be the entry for a regular file or a symbolic link.

Argument path should be interpretable as a path.

Optional argument force specifies whether to ignore raised exceptions of StandardError and its descendants.

Related: methods for deleting.

See also #remove_file .remove_entry_secure .rm .remove_entry also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.1 · 3.0

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