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class method

FileUtils.remove_entry

(::FileUtils::path path, ?::boolish force) -> void

remove_entry(path, force = false)

# File tmp/rubies/ruby-4.1.0-preview1/lib/fileutils.rb, line 1475
def remove_entry(path, force = false)
  Entry_.new(path).postorder_traverse do |ent|
    begin
      ent.remove
    rescue
      raise unless force
    end
  end
rescue
  raise unless force
end

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

Argument path should be interpretable as a path.

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

See also #remove_entry .remove_dir .remove_entry_secure .remove also in 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0

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