Async-std: Feature Request: fs::remove_all

[Nokel81]

Would having the following function be a good addition to this library?

/// This function will either remove the file specified at `path` or remove the
/// directory and all of its contents specified at `path`
pub async fn remove_all<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> io::Result<()> { ... }

[skade]

Hi, thanks for the suggestion!

In general, async-std tries to track rusts libstd as close as possible. libstd doesn't provide remove_all.

Is there any particular reasons this needs to be in the library and cannot be implemented outside of it?

[Nokel81]

I think that this should be in the library and not outside of it because it fits very much into the other remove_* functions. Though I can definitely understand not wanting to add it if the std doesn't have it. I wonder if they might add it.... (I'll ask).

[skade]

@Nokel81 I agree that it is a reasonable addition to libstd. I'll leave this issue open for reference.