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[jira] [Updated] (IO-888) FileUtils cleanDirectory deletes all subdirectories and files, not just files.

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IO-888?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Gary D. Gregory updated IO-888:
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    Description: 
This a follow up to IO-857.

There exists a difference between FileUtils and PathUtils in "clean directory" behavior.

Both classes provide "clean" and "delete" APIs.

In PathUtils, cleaning a directory, removes all files but leaves a the directory structure alone.

In FileUtils, cleaning actually deletes everything.

The question is whether FileUtils should be changed to only clean.

 

  was:The PathUtils.cleanDirectory method does not erase subdirectories. Only the files in them. The FileUtils.cleanDirectory method erases everything except the directory itself, and this is the expected behavior.


> FileUtils cleanDirectory deletes all subdirectories and files, not just files.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: IO-888
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IO-888
>             Project: Commons IO
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: Utilities
>    Affects Versions: 2.16.1
>            Reporter: Dmitry
>            Priority: Minor
>
> This a follow up to IO-857.
> There exists a difference between FileUtils and PathUtils in "clean directory" behavior.
> Both classes provide "clean" and "delete" APIs.
> In PathUtils, cleaning a directory, removes all files but leaves a the directory structure alone.
> In FileUtils, cleaning actually deletes everything.
> The question is whether FileUtils should be changed to only clean.
>  



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