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std/fs/empty_dir.ts>emptyDir

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function emptyDir
import { emptyDir } from "https://deno.land/std@0.202.0/fs/empty_dir.ts";

Ensures that a directory is empty. Deletes directory contents if the directory is not empty. If the directory does not exist, it is created. The directory itself is not deleted. Requires the --allow-read and --allow-write flag.

Examples

Example 1

import { emptyDir } from "https://deno.land/std@0.202.0/fs/mod.ts";

emptyDir("./foo"); // returns a promise

Parameters

dir: string | URL