directoryDelete

Deletes on-disk or in-memory directory at the given path. NOTE: Ensure that you have the required permissions to run this function.

directoryDelete(path[, recurse]) → returns void

Argument Reference

path string
Required

Absolute path of the directory to be deleted. Alternatively, you can specify IP address, as in the following example: DirectoryDelete("//12.3.123.123/c_drive/test");.

recurse boolean
Default: `false`

If true, the directory and the sub-directories are deleted. If the directory (being deleted) has sub-directories and you set recurse to false, an exception occurs.

Examples

Sample code invoking the directoryDelete function

Tag Syntax

<cfset delDirectory = "someDirPath" />
<cfset recurse = true />
<cfset directoryDelete(delDirectory,recurse)>

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directoryDelete

Argument Reference

path string Required

recurse boolean Default: false

Examples Add An Example Sample code invoking the directoryDelete function

Tag Syntax

path string
Required

recurse boolean
Default: `false`

Examples
Sample code invoking the directoryDelete function