node-fs-extra/docs/emptyDir.md
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# emptyDir(dir, [callback])
Ensures that a directory is empty. Deletes directory contents if the directory is not empty. If the directory does not exist, it is created. The directory itself is not deleted.
**Alias:** `emptydir()`
**Sync:** `emptyDirSync()`, `emptydirSync()`
## Example:
```js
var fs = require('fs-extra')
// assume this directory has a lot of files and folders
fs.emptyDir('/tmp/some/dir', function (err) {
if (!err) console.log('success!')
})
```