Force delete files or folders using globs

If the matching files or folders are managed by git, theyʼll be deleted and marked as deleted in staging area. Otherwise, theyʼll be deleted permanently (not to the trash).

• Filters the files that should be deleted by using globby
• Maps the matching paths one-by-one to be included in git rm -rf command
• Uses rimraf if the matching item isnʼt managed by git
• These processes run concurrently

npm install force-del

const forceDel = require('force-del'); forceDel(['**/*.{gif,jpg}', 'oops/vids/*.3gp']).then(paths => { console.log('Deleted:\n', paths.join('\n')); });

Returns Promise<Array> of deleted paths.

Type: string | string[]

See supported minimatch patterns.

• Pattern examples with expected matches
• Quick globbing pattern overview

Type: Object

Type: number
Default: Infinity
Minimum: 1

Concurrency limit.

Type: string
Default: process.cwd()

Current working directory.

Type: boolean
Default: false

Set to true to match files only.

Other options are derived from the defaults of these libraries:

• globby
• node-glob
• execa

• force-del-cli － CLI for this module
• remove-lockfiles － Prevent committing lockfiles

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