sindresorhus/del

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1344 stars · 68 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

del is a Node.js library for deleting files and directories using glob patterns, with both Promise-based and synchronous APIs. It protects against accidentally deleting the current working directory and supports dry runs, ignore patterns, and multiple targets.

Use cases

• delete files matching glob patterns in node
• clean up build output directories
• remove temp files with glob patterns
• programmatically delete folders in a build script
• dry run to preview which files would be deleted
• rimraf alternative with promise api

When to choose

• you need glob-based file deletion in a Node.js script or build pipeline
• you want safety guards against deleting the cwd or parent directories
• you prefer a Promise API over rimraf's callback style

When to avoid

• you need to move files to trash/recycle bin instead of permanent deletion
• you are not working in a Node.js/JavaScript environment
• you need cross-platform shell-level deletion outside JavaScript

Facets

library · maturity stable

file-system developer-tools files developer-tools cross-platform file-deletion glob-patterns promise-api npm-package javascript automation nodejs

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