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function Deno.remove
allow-write
import { Deno } from "https://deno.land/x/deno@v1.28.3/cli/tsc/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts";
const { remove } = Deno;

Removes the named file or directory.

await Deno.remove("/path/to/empty_dir/or/file");
await Deno.remove("/path/to/populated_dir/or/file", { recursive: true });

Throws error if permission denied, path not found, or path is a non-empty directory and the recursive option isn't set to true.

Requires allow-write permission.

Parameters

path: string | URL
optional
options: RemoveOptions

Returns

Promise<void>