4.36 File System Interaction
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Built-in Predicates
File System Interaction
access_file/2
exists_file/1
file_directory_name/2
file_base_name/2
same_file/2
exists_directory/1
delete_file/1
rename_file/2
size_file/2
time_file/2
absolute_file_name/2
absolute_file_name/3
is_absolute_file_name/1
file_name_extension/3
directory_files/2
expand_file_name/2
prolog_to_os_filename/2
read_link/3
tmp_file/2
tmp_file_stream/3
make_directory/1
delete_directory/1
working_directory/2
chdir/1
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built-in
delete_directory
(
+Directory
)
Delete directory (folder) from the filesystem. Raises an exception on failure. Please note that in general it will not be possible to delete a non-empty directory.