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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.