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Predicate delete_directory_contents/1
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SWI-Prolog C-library
library(filesex): Extended operations on files
set_time_file/3
link_file/3
relative_file_name/3
directory_file_path/3
directory_member/3
copy_file/2
make_directory_path/1
ensure_directory/1
copy_directory/2
delete_directory_and_contents/1
delete_directory_contents/1
chmod/2
Availability:
:- use_module(
library(filesex)
).
(can be autoloaded)
[det]
delete_directory_contents
(
+Dir
)
Remove all content from directory
Dir
, without removing
Dir
itself. Similar to
delete_directory_and_contents/2
, if symbolic links are encountered in
Dir
, the links are removed rather than their content.