Remove a file or directory

MFS allows you to remove files or directories using the files.rm method:

await ipfs.files.rm(...paths, [options])

paths are one or more paths to remove.

By default, if you attempt to remove a directory that still has contents, the request will fail. To remove a directory and everything contained in it, you'll need to use the option { recursive: true }.

// remove a file
await ipfs.files.rm('/my/beautiful/file.txt')

// remove multiple files (note the two acceptable formats with or without [ ])
await ipfs.files.rm('/my/beautiful/file.txt', '/my/other/file.txt')
await ipfs.files.rm(['/my/beautiful/file.txt', '/my/other/file.txt'])

// remove a directory and its contents
await ipfs.files.rm('/my/beautiful/directory', { recursive: true })

// remove a directory only if it is empty
await ipfs.files.rm('/my/beautiful/directory')

Try it!

Remove your some directory, including the stuff directory and all of its contents. This action should leave your root directory empty.

Step 1: Upload files

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Step 2: Update code

/* global ipfs, all */
 
const run = async (files) => {
  await Promise.all(files.map(f => ipfs.files.write('/' + f.name, f, { create: true })))
  await ipfs.files.mkdir('/some/stuff', { parents: true })
  let rootDirectoryContents = await all(ipfs.files.ls('/'))
  const filepathsToMove = rootDirectoryContents.filter(file => file.type === 0).map(file => '/' + file.name)
  await ipfs.files.mv(...filepathsToMove, '/some/stuff')
  await ipfs.files.cp('/ipfs/QmWCscor6qWPdx53zEQmZvQvuWQYxx1ARRCXwYVE4s9wzJ', '/some/stuff/success.txt')
  let someStuffDirectoryContents = await all(ipfs.files.ls('/some/stuff'))
 
  // Your code goes here
 
  let finalRootDirectoryContents = await all(ipfs.files.ls('/'))
  return finalRootDirectoryContents
}
 
return run

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