fs.delete

Deletes the file or directory at the path path. If path is a directory, it will delete the directory as well as all the files inside.

Warning:

This function is irreversible! Make sure you enter the arguments carefully so that you do not delete anything important.

ExampleDelete a file
Creates and deletes the file foo.lua, checking if it exists after each.
Code	<nowiki> print("Making foo.lua") local f = fs.open("foo.lua", "w") f.close() print("Foo exists:", fs.exists("foo.lua")) print("Deleting foo.lua") fs.delete("foo.lua") print("Foo exists:", fs.exists("foo.lua")) </nowiki>
Output	<nowiki> Making foo Foo exists: true Deleting foo Foo exists: false </nowiki>

ExampleDelete a directory
Creates and deletes the directory foo, checking if it exists after each.
Code	<nowiki> print("Making foo") fs.makeDir("foo") print("Foo exists:", fs.exists("foo")) print("Deleting foo") fs.delete("foo") print("Foo exists:", fs.exists("foo")) </nowiki>
Output	<nowiki> Making foo Foo exists: true Deleting foo Foo exists: false </nowiki>

fs.delete Function
Syntax fs.delete( path : string )
Returns	nil
API	fs
Source	CC:Tweaked (source)