love.filesystem.remove

Removes a file or empty directory.

Function

Synopsis

ok = love.filesystem.remove( name )

Arguments

string name
The file or directory to remove.

Returns

boolean ok
True if the file/directory was removed, false otherwise.

Notes

The directory must be empty before removal or else it will fail. Simply remove all files and folders in the directory beforehand.

Examples

Create a bunch of folders in the save folder and remove them and any file they may contain as soon as the game is quit.

function love.load()
    local dir = 'a';
    for _ = 1, 10 do
        dir = dir .. '/a';
    end
    love.filesystem.createDirectory(dir);
end

function love.quit()
    local function recursivelyDelete(item, depth)
        if love.filesystem.isDirectory(item) then
            for _, child in pairs(love.filesystem.getDirectoryItems(item)) do
                recursivelyDelete(item .. '/' .. child, depth + 1);
                love.filesystem.remove(item .. '/' .. child);
            end
        elseif love.filesystem.isFile(item) then
            love.filesystem.remove(item);
        end
        love.filesystem.remove(item)
    end

    recursivelyDelete('a', 0);
end

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