From: Glen <glen_ap@...>
Date: 2006-02-19T12:23:29+09:00
Subject: Re: Removing files in directtories

I wrote the following empty method as an extension to the builtin Dir
class. It iterates through a directory deleting all files and
directories, leaving the top level directory untouched.

class Dir

  def empty()
    self.each { |f|
      if f !~ /^(\.{1,2})$/
        file = File.join(self.path, f)

        if File.stat(file).file?
          File.delete(file) rescue nil;
        elsif File.stat(file).directory?
          d = Dir.new(file)
          d.empty()
          Dir.delete(file) rescue nil;
        end
      end
    }
  end

end