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Package Deployment Module

Remove-Directory Cmdlet

Version 4.0.0.5

Remove-Directory

Synopsis

Delete Directory

Syntax

Remove-Directory [-Path] <String> [[-Context] <String>] [-ContinueOnError] [-DeleteNotEmpty] [-Recurse] [-Wow64] [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Use this command to delete the specified directory (only if it is empty). If the directory contains files, it will not be deleted. You will not receive an error message when executing the installation package.
The RemoveDir command can be used to remove any directories. On the contrary use the RemoveFolder command to remove system folders (e.g. in the Start menu), or to remove any directory together with the included files.

Parameters

-Context <String>

User: Execution under user account; logging in HKEY_CURRENT_USER, i.e. for the user.
UserPerService: User-related command, execution in Service context.
Computer: Execution under user account; logging in HKEY_CURRENT_MACHINE, i.e. for the computer.
ComputerPerService: Execution in service context; logging in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, i.e. for the computer.

Required

False

Position

1

Accepts pipeline input

False

-ContinueOnError <SwitchParameter>

Continues script execution in spite of errors in the respective command

Required

False

Position

Named

Accepts pipeline input

False

-DeleteNotEmpty <SwitchParameter>

#TODO#

Required

False

Position

Named

Accepts pipeline input

False

-Path <String>

Path of the Directory.

Required

True

Position

0

Accepts pipeline input

False

-Recurse <SwitchParameter>

Using this option subdirectories are also removed if they do not contain any files. The option does not work on 64 bit computers in the native x64 branch of the system folder.

Required

False

Position

Named

Accepts pipeline input

False

-Wow64 <SwitchParameter>

By default, the PackageDeployment module assumes to run in a 64-bit PowerShell process on 64-bit systems, and therefore defaults to the 64-bit application location (if different from the 32-bit application location) for file and registry accesses. If you want to access the 32-bit counterparts (in the file system %WinDir%\SysWOW64 instead of %WinDir%\System32, in the registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node instead of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE), use the -Wow64 switch.

Required

False

Position

Named

Accepts pipeline input

False

<CommonParameters>

For more information about common parameters, type "Get-Help about_CommonParameters".