delete a directory in ruby

To delete a directory in Ruby, you can use the FileUtils module which provides several utility methods for handling files and directories. The rm_r method of this module can be used to safely remove a directory along with its contents recursively. You can use it like this:

main.rb
require 'fileutils'

FileUtils.rm_r('/path/to/directory')
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This will delete the directory located at /path/to/directory and all its contents. It's important to note that rm_r is designed to be safe, so it won't raise an error if the directory doesn't exist.