Deep deletion command for .NET (like rm -rf).
This is based on the node tool of the same name.
This tool can be used as a dotnet global tool, or a dotnet local tool. If using it as part of a build script it's recommended to install it as a local tool.
dotnet tool install rimraf --globaldotnet new tool-manifest
dotnet tool install rimrafTools like Dependabot (community/community#13825) and Renovate don't currently support updating dotnet local tools. One way to automate this is to use a GitHub Actions workflow to check for updates and create PRs when new versions are available, which is what this repo does.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
--dry-run |
See what would be deleted (enables --verbose) |
--no-preserve-root |
Delete the directory being acted on instead of preserving it |
--verbose |
Enable verbose output |
--version |
Show version information |
--help |
Show help and usage information |
Use dotnet rimraf (rimraf if using as a global tool) to delete files and directories.
You can pass one or more paths or globs to delete.
Globbing is handled by the DotNet.Glob library and supports of all its patterns and wildcards.
rimraf artifacts coveragerimraf artifacts/**/*-pre*.nupkgrimraf **/bin **/objThe working directory is the directory that rimraf is run from.
This project uses the run-script dotnet tool to manage its build and test scripts.
To use this you'll need to run dotnet tool install and then dotnet r to see the available commands or look at the scripts section in the global.json.