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Functions: - `nob_is_dir_empty()` - `nob_dir_iter_open()` - `nob_dir_iter_next()` - `nob_dir_iter_close()` - `nob_dir_iter_getname()`
New APIs in `nob.h`: - `nob_delete_directory()`: deletes empty directory - `nob_delete_directory_recursively()`: deletes directory recursively One internal function: - `nob__delete_directory_recursively()`
From `nob_da_free(path_sb)` to `nob_sb_free(path_sb)`.
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Qfresquin
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Feb 12, 2026
This is very useful. I recently ran into the exact need for nob_delete_directory_recursively() while building a test runner on top of nob.
My project generates temporary build artifacts per test suite (probes, try_compile executables, coverage data, etc.) and I needed a clean sandbox mechanism. Without recursive deletion, this required custom platform-specific cleanup logic outside of nob.
The incremental iterator from #145 + DFS-based recursive deletion here is exactly the right architectural direction compared to the earlier nob_read_entire_dir() approach.
Looking forward to this being merged after #145.
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This PR features a recursive directory deletion to
nob.hbased on the incremental directory iterator in #145, which is built upon DFS.New functions:
nob_delete_directory(): deletes empty directoriesnob_delete_directory_recursively(): deletes directories recursivelynob__delete_directory_recursively(): implementation ofnob_delete_directory_recursively()Example: