Command-line tool

rimraf

npm/rimraf

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:11 UTC · Still published on npm

A deep deletion module for node (like `rm -rf`) rm rm -rf rm -fr remove directory cli rmdir recursive

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:11 UTC

Install it

Windows

npm install -g rimraf

macOS

npm install -g rimraf

Linux

npm install -g rimraf

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