force-del

Force delete files or folders using globs

If the matching files or folders are managed by git, theyʼll be deleted and marked as deleted in staging area. Otherwise, theyʼll be deleted permanently (not to the trash).

How does it work?

• Filters the files that should be deleted by using globby
• Maps the matching paths one-by-one to be included in git rm -rf command
• Uses rimraf if the matching item isnʼt managed by git
• These processes run concurrently

Installation

npm install force-del

Usage

const forceDel = require('force-del');

forceDel(['**/*.{gif,jpg}', 'oops/vids/*.3gp']).then(paths => {
  console.log('Deleted:\n', paths.join('\n'));
});

API

forceDel(patterns, options)

Returns Promise<Array> of deleted paths.

patterns

Type: string | string[]
See supported minimatch patterns.

• Pattern examples with expected matches
• Quick globbing pattern overview

options

Type: Object

concurrency

Type: number
Default: Infinity
Minimum: 1
Concurrency limit.

cwd

Type: string
Default: process.cwd()
Current working directory.

onlyFiles

Type: boolean
Default: false
Set to true to match files only.
Other options are derived from the defaults of these libraries:

• globby
• node-glob
• execa

Related

• force-del-cli － CLI for this module
• remove-lockfiles － Prevent committing lockfiles

License

MIT © Lufty Wiranda