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recurse=true or false

Specifies whether the directory removal should be carried out recursively. If recurse=false, then the RemoveDirectory command can only remove an empty directory. Default is false.

forceremove=true or false

Specifies whether the directory removal should be forced. If forceremove=false, then the RemoveDirectory command will display a dialog which queries the user about whether the directory should be removed. Default is false.

The RemoveDirectory command removes a directory

Symbolic links to directories are treated and removed as files. (That is, no recursion is carried into the link target directory.)

dirName is not allowed to be "." or ".."

If used carelessly, this command could cause loss of important data. Please use with care!

$\mathrm{mkdir}\left(''mydir''\right)$

$\mathrm{mkdir}\left(''mydir/subdir''\right)$

$\mathrm{FileTools}:-\mathrm{Text}:-\mathrm{WriteLine}\left(''mydir/subdir/testfile''\,''this\; is\; a\; test''\right)$

$15$

$\mathrm{FileTools}:-\mathrm{Text}:-\mathrm{Close}\left(''mydir/subdir/testfile''\right)$

$\mathrm{FileTools}:-\mathrm{RemoveDirectory}\left(''mydir''\,\mathrm{recurse}=\mathrm{true}\,\mathrm{forceremove}=\mathrm{true}\right)$

$\mathrm{FileTools}:-\mathrm{Exists}\left(''mydir''\right)$

$\mathrm{false}$

The FileTools[RemoveDirectory] command was introduced in Maple 16.

For more information on Maple 16 changes, see Updates in Maple 16 .