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Bugmenot: /* RMDir */ `, wiki link to Reference/SetOutPath`


2017-11-21T17:17:57Z
RMDir:  <code>, wiki link to Reference/SetOutPath

				
				
				
				
				
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  [/r] [/REBOOTOK] directory_name   [/r] [/REBOOTOK] directory_name



Remove the specified directory (fully qualified path with no wildcards). Without /r, the directory will only be removed if it is completely empty. If /r is specified, the directory will be removed recursively, so all directories and files in the specified directory will be removed. If /REBOOTOK is specified, any file or directory which could not have been removed during the process will be removed on reboot -- if any file or directory will be removed on a reboot, the reboot flag will be set. The error flag is set if any file or directory cannot be removed. Remove the specified directory (fully qualified path with no wildcards). Without <code>/r</code>, the directory will only be removed if it is completely empty. If <code>/r</code> is specified, the directory will be removed recursively, so all directories and files in the specified directory will be removed. If <code>/REBOOTOK</code> is specified, any file or directory which could not have been removed during the process will be removed on reboot -- if any file or directory will be removed on a reboot, the reboot flag will be set. The error flag is set if any file or directory cannot be removed.



<highlight-nsis>RMDir $INSTDIR <highlight-nsis>RMDir $INSTDIR
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RMDir /REBOOTOK $INSTDIR\DLLs</highlight-nsis> RMDir /REBOOTOK $INSTDIR\DLLs</highlight-nsis>



Note that the current working directory can not be deleted. The current working directory is set by SetOutPath. For example, the following example will not delete the directory. Note that the current working directory can not be deleted. The current working directory is set by [[Reference/SetOutPath|SetOutPath]]. For example, the following example will not delete the directory:



<highlight-nsis>SetOutPath $TEMP\dir <highlight-nsis>SetOutPath $TEMP\dir
RMDir $TEMP\dir</highlight-nsis> RMDir $TEMP\dir</highlight-nsis>



The next example will succeed in deleting the directory. The next example will succeed in deleting the directory:



<highlight-nsis>SetOutPath $TEMP\dir <highlight-nsis>SetOutPath $TEMP\dir
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RMDir $TEMP\dir</highlight-nsis> RMDir $TEMP\dir</highlight-nsis>



'''Warning''': using ''RMDir /r $INSTDIR'' in the uninstaller is not safe. Though it is unlikely, the user might select to install to the Program Files folder and so this command will wipe out the entire Program Files folder, including other programs that has nothing to do with the uninstaller. The user can also put other files but the program's files and would expect them to get deleted with the program. Solutions are [[Uninstall only installed files|available]] for easily uninstalling only files which were installed by the installer. '''Warning''': using <code>RMDir /r $INSTDIR</code> in the uninstaller is not safe. Though it is unlikely, the user might select to install to the Program Files folder and so this command will wipe out the entire Program Files folder, including other programs that has nothing to do with the uninstaller. The user can also put other files but the program's files and would expect them to get deleted with the program. Solutions are [[Uninstall only installed files|available]] for easily uninstalling only files which were installed by the installer.



Bugmenot: proper wiki link
2017-11-21T17:14:16Z
proper wiki link

				
				
				
				
				
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RMDir $TEMP\dir</highlight-nsis> RMDir $TEMP\dir</highlight-nsis>



'''Warning''': using ''RMDir /r $INSTDIR'' in the uninstaller is not safe. Though it is unlikely, the user might select to install to the Program Files folder and so this command will wipe out the entire Program Files folder, including other programs that has nothing to do with the uninstaller. The user can also put other files but the program's files and would expect them to get deleted with the program. Solutions are [http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Uninstall_only_installed_files available] for easily uninstalling only files which were installed by the installer. '''Warning''': using ''RMDir /r $INSTDIR'' in the uninstaller is not safe. Though it is unlikely, the user might select to install to the Program Files folder and so this command will wipe out the entire Program Files folder, including other programs that has nothing to do with the uninstaller. The user can also put other files but the program's files and would expect them to get deleted with the program. Solutions are [[Uninstall only installed files|available]] for easily uninstalling only files which were installed by the installer.



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2011-11-25T16:48:39Z
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 [/r] [/REBOOTOK] directory_name



Remove the specified directory (fully qualified path with no wildcards). Without /r, the directory will only be removed if it is completely empty. If /r is specified, the directory will be removed recursively, so all directories and files in the specified directory will be removed. If /REBOOTOK is specified, any file or directory which could not have been removed during the process will be removed on reboot -- if any file or directory will be removed on a reboot, the reboot flag will be set. The error flag is set if any file or directory cannot be removed.



<highlight-nsis>RMDir $INSTDIR

RMDir $INSTDIR\data

RMDir /r /REBOOTOK $INSTDIR

RMDir /REBOOTOK $INSTDIR\DLLs</highlight-nsis>



Note that the current working directory can not be deleted. The current working directory is set by SetOutPath. For example, the following example will not delete the directory.



<highlight-nsis>SetOutPath $TEMP\dir

RMDir $TEMP\dir</highlight-nsis>



The next example will succeed in deleting the directory.



<highlight-nsis>SetOutPath $TEMP\dir

SetOutPath $TEMP

RMDir $TEMP\dir</highlight-nsis>



'''Warning''': using ''RMDir /r $INSTDIR'' in the uninstaller is not safe. Though it is unlikely, the user might select to install to the Program Files folder and so this command will wipe out the entire Program Files folder, including other programs that has nothing to do with the uninstaller. The user can also put other files but the program's files and would expect them to get deleted with the program. Solutions are [http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Uninstall_only_installed_files available] for easily uninstalling only files which were installed by the installer.

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	[/r] [/REBOOTOK] directory_name		[/r] [/REBOOTOK] directory_name

	Remove the specified directory (fully qualified path with no wildcards). Without /r, the directory will only be removed if it is completely empty. If /r is specified, the directory will be removed recursively, so all directories and files in the specified directory will be removed. If /REBOOTOK is specified, any file or directory which could not have been removed during the process will be removed on reboot -- if any file or directory will be removed on a reboot, the reboot flag will be set. The error flag is set if any file or directory cannot be removed.		Remove the specified directory (fully qualified path with no wildcards). Without <code>/r</code>, the directory will only be removed if it is completely empty. If <code>/r</code> is specified, the directory will be removed recursively, so all directories and files in the specified directory will be removed. If <code>/REBOOTOK</code> is specified, any file or directory which could not have been removed during the process will be removed on reboot -- if any file or directory will be removed on a reboot, the reboot flag will be set. The error flag is set if any file or directory cannot be removed.

	<highlight-nsis>RMDir $INSTDIR		<highlight-nsis>RMDir $INSTDIR
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	RMDir /REBOOTOK $INSTDIR\DLLs</highlight-nsis>		RMDir /REBOOTOK $INSTDIR\DLLs</highlight-nsis>

	Note that the current working directory can not be deleted. The current working directory is set by SetOutPath. For example, the following example will not delete the directory.		Note that the current working directory can not be deleted. The current working directory is set by [[Reference/SetOutPath\|SetOutPath]]. For example, the following example will not delete the directory:

	<highlight-nsis>SetOutPath $TEMP\dir		<highlight-nsis>SetOutPath $TEMP\dir
	RMDir $TEMP\dir</highlight-nsis>		RMDir $TEMP\dir</highlight-nsis>

	The next example will succeed in deleting the directory.		The next example will succeed in deleting the directory:

	<highlight-nsis>SetOutPath $TEMP\dir		<highlight-nsis>SetOutPath $TEMP\dir
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	RMDir $TEMP\dir</highlight-nsis>		RMDir $TEMP\dir</highlight-nsis>

	'''Warning''': using ''RMDir /r $INSTDIR'' in the uninstaller is not safe. Though it is unlikely, the user might select to install to the Program Files folder and so this command will wipe out the entire Program Files folder, including other programs that has nothing to do with the uninstaller. The user can also put other files but the program's files and would expect them to get deleted with the program. Solutions are [[Uninstall only installed files\|available]] for easily uninstalling only files which were installed by the installer.		'''Warning''': using <code>RMDir /r $INSTDIR</code> in the uninstaller is not safe. Though it is unlikely, the user might select to install to the Program Files folder and so this command will wipe out the entire Program Files folder, including other programs that has nothing to do with the uninstaller. The user can also put other files but the program's files and would expect them to get deleted with the program. Solutions are [[Uninstall only installed files\|available]] for easily uninstalling only files which were installed by the installer.

â† Older revision		Revision as of 17:14, 21 November 2017
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	RMDir $TEMP\dir</highlight-nsis>		RMDir $TEMP\dir</highlight-nsis>

	'''Warning''': using ''RMDir /r $INSTDIR'' in the uninstaller is not safe. Though it is unlikely, the user might select to install to the Program Files folder and so this command will wipe out the entire Program Files folder, including other programs that has nothing to do with the uninstaller. The user can also put other files but the program's files and would expect them to get deleted with the program. Solutions are [~~http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Uninstall_only_installed_files~~ available] for easily uninstalling only files which were installed by the installer.		'''Warning''': using ''RMDir /r $INSTDIR'' in the uninstaller is not safe. Though it is unlikely, the user might select to install to the Program Files folder and so this command will wipe out the entire Program Files folder, including other programs that has nothing to do with the uninstaller. The user can also put other files but the program's files and would expect them to get deleted with the program. Solutions are [[Uninstall only installed files\|available]] for easily uninstalling only files which were installed by the installer.

Reference/RMDir - Revision history

Bugmenot: /* RMDir */ , wiki link to Reference/SetOutPath

Bugmenot: proper wiki link

Jan: Created page with "=RMDir= [/r] [/REBOOTOK] directory_name Remove the specified directory (fully qualified path with no wildcards). Without /r, the directory will only be removed if it is comple..."

Bugmenot: /* RMDir */ `, wiki link to Reference/SetOutPath`