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To recursively delete a directory and all its contents, use rm from node:fs/promises. This is like running rm -rf in JavaScript.
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import { rm } from "node:fs/promises";

// Delete a directory and all its contents
await rm("path/to/directory", { recursive: true, force: true });
These options configure the deletion behavior:
  • recursive: true - Delete subdirectories and their contents
  • force: true - Don’t throw errors if the directory doesn’t exist
You can also use it without force to ensure the directory exists:
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try {
  await rm("path/to/directory", { recursive: true });
} catch (error) {
  if (error.code === "ENOENT") {
    console.log("Directory doesn't exist");
  } else {
    throw error;
  }
}
See Docs > API > FileSystem for more filesystem operations.