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DeleteContents
DeleteContents
is an option for
DeleteDirectory
that specifies whether the contents of directories should automatically be deleted.
MORE INFORMATION
With the default setting
DeleteContents->
False
,
DeleteDirectory
will only delete directories that contain no files.
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Basic Examples
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Copy a directory:
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List of files in the directory:
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The contents of the directory cannot be deleted:
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Use
DeleteContents->
True
to automatically delete the contents:
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The directory is no longer there:
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