How to remove a directory along with it's contents?

[debjyotigorai]

How to remove a directory along with its contents in C++11? I thought rmdir() removes directory along with its contents but it removes only empty directories.
Is there any function in C++11?

[Repeater]

In C++11, there is no standard way of deleting directories.

If you've got a more modern compiler, you can use remove_all ; https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/filesystem/remove

[debjyotigorai]

I have TDM-GCC 4.9.2 64 Bit release. I will do in the non standard way. Tell me how to do this.

[Repeater]

What OS are you using? You will either have to use a library, or use OS API directly.

[debjyotigorai]

Windows 10 v1809 64 bit. I am all new to this.

[Thomas1965]

Have a look here:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/213392/what-is-the-win32-api-function-to-use-to-delete-a-folder

[jonnin]

you can do it with commands.
del /s deletes all the files under the path. (you don't need this -- it leaves the folder structure).
rmdir /s /q deletes all the folders after that. (this zaps the files too).

winapi is better than os system calls if its a windows program. If its a console program for your own use, system is fine. If you just want this and nothing else, a batch file is fine or type in console (batch just lets you double click without opening a console for things you do frequently).