Yhe 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

  The project structure will look like this:

  

  Example 1:

  index.js

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
  

  // Requiring module import { remove } from "fs-extra";    // This file exists // already so the // function will delete it const file = "file.txt";    // Function call // Using callback function fs.remove(file, (err) => {   if (err) return console.log(err);   console.log("Given file is deleted"); });

  Output: This output will be a console output.

  

  Example 2:

  index.js

  
  

  
  
  

  // Requiring module import { remove } from "fs-extra";    // The directory and // the files inside  // it will be deleted const file = "dir";    // Function call // Using Promises remove(file)   .then(() => console.log("Directory and files inside it are deleted"))   .catch((e) => console.log(e));

  Output: This output will be a console output.

  

  Reference: https://github.com/jprichardson/node-fs-extra/blob/HEAD/docs/remove.md

  

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