delete-file ( path -- )
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delete-directory ( path -- )

Vocabulary
io.directories

Inputs

path	a pathname string

Outputs
None

Word description
Deletes a file.

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

Definition

USING: io.backend ;

IN: io.directories

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

Methods

USING: io.backend io.directories system unix ;

M: unix delete-file normalize-path unlink-file ;