delete-directory ( path -- )
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Vocabulary
io.directories

Inputs

path	a pathname string

Outputs
None

Word description
Deletes a directory. The directory must be empty.

Errors
Throws an error if the directory could not be deleted.

Definition

USING: io.backend ;

IN: io.directories

HOOK: delete-directory io-backend ( path -- )

Methods

USING: io.backend io.directories kernel system unix unix.ffi ;

M: unix delete-directory
    normalize-path [ rmdir ] unix-system-call drop ;