Well, if you are using Ant 1.3, you could try adding includeEmptyDirs="true" as an attribute of <delete> That's supposed to delete empty dirs that match the pattern. But I think it's buggy such that if _notes has subdirectories, only the leaf directories will be deleted. K.C. > -----Original Message----- > From: Bryon Day [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 12:52 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: deleting a directory recursively > > > dear all, > > can anyone help me? > > I'm trying to use Ant to recursively remove a directory > within my project > directory structure. the directory is "_notes" and there are > MANY instances > throughout the project. > > here is a copy of the xml I'm using: > > <target name="clean"> > <delete> > <fileset dir="wwwroot" includes="**/_notes/**" /> > </delete> > </target> > > > > when run, this just empties the directories but does not remove the > directory itself. > > > all help appreciated. > > > cheers, > Bryon. >
