the remove() function deletes the given file or directory. All the files inside a directory are deleted. If the given file or directory does not exist the function will do nothing.
Syntax:
fs.remove(path,callback)
Parameters: This function accepts two parameters as mentioned above and described below.
- path: It is a string that contains the file path or directory path.
- callback: It will be called after the function is executed. We can use promises in place of the callback function as well.
Return value: It does not return anything.
Follow the steps to implement the function:
The module can be installed by using the following command:
npm install fs-extra
After the installation of the module you can check the version of the installed module by using this command:
npm ls fs-extra
Create a file with the name index.js and require the fs-extra module in the file using the following command:
const fs = require('fs-extra');To run the file write the following command in the terminal:
node index.js