README.md
1# fs-vacuum
2
3Remove the empty branches of a directory tree, optionally up to (but not
4including) a specified base directory. Optionally nukes the leaf directory.
5
6## Usage
7
8```javascript
9var logger = require("npmlog");
10var vacuum = require("fs-vacuum");
11
12var options = {
13 base : "/path/to/my/tree/root",
14 purge : true,
15 log : logger.silly.bind(logger, "myCleanup")
16};
17
18/* Assuming there are no other files or directories in "out", "to", or "my",
19 * the final path will just be "/path/to/my/tree/root".
20 */
21vacuum("/path/to/my/tree/root/out/to/my/files", options, function (error) {
22 if (error) console.error("Unable to cleanly vacuum:", error.message);
23});
24```
25# vacuum(directory, options, callback)
26
27* `directory` {String} Leaf node to remove. **Must be a directory, symlink, or file.**
28* `options` {Object}
29 * `base` {String} No directories at or above this level of the filesystem will be removed.
30 * `purge` {Boolean} If set, nuke the whole leaf directory, including its contents.
31 * `log` {Function} A logging function that takes `npmlog`-compatible argument lists.
32* `callback` {Function} Function to call once vacuuming is complete.
33 * `error` {Error} What went wrong along the way, if anything.
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