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Introduction to Sync emptyDir() in NodeJS
This method is used to empty a directory whether it is empty or not with a sync process. If the directory is not empty, it will remove all its contents and empty it. A new empty directory is created if the directory does not exist.
Syntax
emptyDirSync(dir)
Parameters
dir – This is a string paramter which will hold the location of the directory structure.
Example 1
Check that fs-extra is installed before proceeding; if not, install fs-exra.
You can use the following command to check whether fs-extra is installed or not.
npm ls fs-extra
Create a syncEmptyDir.js and copy-paste the following code snippet into that file.
Now, run the following command to run the following code snippet.
node syncEmptyDir.js
Code Snippet −
const fs = require('fs-extra')
// Assuming the directory exists and has content
fs.emptyDirSync('/tmp/dir')
console.log('Empty Directory Sync Success !')Output
C:\Users\tutorialsPoint\> node syncEmptyDir.js Empty Directory Sync Success !
Updated on: 27-Apr-2021
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