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DeleteDirectory
DeleteDirectory
["
dir
"]
deletes the specified directory.
MORE INFORMATION
DeleteDirectory
["
dir
",
DeleteContents
->
True
]
deletes
dir
and all files and directories that it contains.
DeleteDirectory
["
dir
"]
deletes the directory
dir
only if it contains no files.
DeleteDirectory
returns
Null
if it succeeds in deleting a directory, and
$Failed
if it fails.
EXAMPLES
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Basic Examples
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Create a directory:
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Check the presence of the new directory:
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Delete the directory:
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The directory is no longer there:
In[5]:=
Out[5]=
SEE ALSO
CreateDirectory
DeleteFile
CopyDirectory
RenameDirectory
TUTORIALS
Manipulating Files and Directories
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Directories & Directory Operations
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