How can I create a dir but remove it if it already exists in Perl?

Question

I would like to create a dir, but if it already exists I would like to remove it (along with all its content) first.

Should I explicitly add an if (-d ...) or is there a simpler mkdir that already does that?

Eugene Yarmash · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-23 13:05:57Z

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You can use functions from the core File::Path module:

use File::Path qw(make_path remove_tree);

remove_tree('foo/bar/baz');
make_path('foo/bar/baz');

answered Sep 23, 2010 at 13:05

Eugene Yarmash

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It's quite annoying that I can't use `remove_tree($path) or die "...", but have to explicitly add a variable to capture an error and then check it.