From: Alexander McMillan <alexandermcmillan@...>
Date: 2012-11-30T19:50:40+09:00
Subject: Re: removing directories

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Take a look at a lesson on oldkingjames.org FilUtils is used to delete dire=
ctory even with files inside.

> Date: Thu=2C 29 Nov 2012 22:39:52 +0900
> From: lists@ruby-forum.com
> Subject: removing directories
> To: ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org
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> Hello=2C
> I've googled around and I've discovered that "FileUtils.rm_rf('#{dir}')
> will remove a directory. But=2C I can't get it to work. I need to go into
> a created subdirectory=2C move the files in there to the parent directory=
=2C
> go back into the parent directory and remove the subdirectory. This is
> all part of a graphic workflow I'm working on.
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> There is only one subdirectory created here=2C no more.
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> Dir.chdir("T:/asura/ads_books/out/tiff")
> list =3D Dir.entries('.')
> list.delete(".")
> list.delete("..")
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> list.each do |dir|
>   Dir.chdir("T:/asura/ads_books/out/tiff/#{dir}")
>   Dir.glob("*.tiff").each do |tifffile|
>     FileUtils.mv(tifffile=2C "T:/asura/ads_books/out/tiff")
>   end
>   Dir.chdir("T:/asura/ads_books/out/tiff")
>   FileUtils.rm_rf('#{dir}')
> end
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> Thank you=2C
> Peter
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> --=20
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
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ngjames.org FilUtils is used to delete directory even with files inside.<br=
><br>> Date&#58=3B Thu=2C 29 Nov 2012 22&#58=3B39&#58=3B52 &#43=3B0900<br>>=
 From&#58=3B lists&#64=3Bruby-forum.com<br>> Subject&#58=3B removing direct=
ories<br>> To&#58=3B ruby-talk&#64=3Bruby-lang.org<br>> <br>> Hello=2C<br>>=
 I&#39=3Bve googled around and I&#39=3Bve discovered that &#34=3BFileUtils.=
rm_rf&#40=3B&#39=3B&#35=3B&#123=3Bdir&#125=3B&#39=3B&#41=3B<br>> will remov=
e a directory. But=2C I can&#39=3Bt get it to work. I need to go into<br>> =
a created subdirectory=2C move the files in there to the parent directory=
=2C<br>> go back into the parent directory and remove the subdirectory. Thi=
s is<br>> all part of a graphic workflow I&#39=3Bm working on.<br>> <br>> T=
here is only one subdirectory created here=2C no more.<br>> <br>> Dir.chdir=
&#40=3B&#34=3BT&#58=3B/asura/ads_books/out/tiff&#34=3B&#41=3B<br>> list &#6=
1=3B Dir.entries&#40=3B&#39=3B.&#39=3B&#41=3B<br>> list.delete&#40=3B&#34=
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> list.each do &#124=3Bdir&#124=3B<br>>   Dir.chdir&#40=3B&#34=3BT&#58=3B/a=
sura/ads_books/out/tiff/&#35=3B&#123=3Bdir&#125=3B&#34=3B&#41=3B<br>>   Dir=
.glob&#40=3B&#34=3B&#42=3B.tiff&#34=3B&#41=3B.each do &#124=3Btifffile&#124=
=3B<br>>     FileUtils.mv&#40=3Btifffile=2C &#34=3BT&#58=3B/asura/ads_books=
/out/tiff&#34=3B&#41=3B<br>>   end<br>>   Dir.chdir&#40=3B&#34=3BT&#58=3B/a=
sura/ads_books/out/tiff&#34=3B&#41=3B<br>>   FileUtils.rm_rf&#40=3B&#39=3B&=
#35=3B&#123=3Bdir&#125=3B&#39=3B&#41=3B<br>> end<br>> <br>> Thank you=2C<br=
>> Peter<br>> <br>> -- <br>> Posted via http&#58=3B//www.ruby-forum.com/.<b=
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