delete_dir.cpp

#include "myheader.h"

//**********************************************************************
// This function recursively remove all file and dir inside it.
// and finally delete dir itself
//**********************************************************************
void removeSingleDirectory(char *path)
{
	DIR *d;
	struct dirent *dir;
	d = opendir(path);
	if (d)
	{
		while ((dir = readdir(d)) != NULL)
		{
			if ((string(dir->d_name) == "..") || (string(dir->d_name) == "."))
			{
			}
			else
			{
				string finalpath = string(path) + "/" + string(dir->d_name);
				char *newpath = new char[finalpath.length() + 1];
				strcpy(newpath, finalpath.c_str());

				struct stat sb;
				if (stat(newpath, &sb) == -1)
				{
					perror("lstat");
				}
				else
				{

					if ((S_ISDIR(sb.st_mode)))
					{
						removeSingleDirectory(newpath);
					}
					else
					{
						removeSingleFile(newpath);
					}
				}
			}
		}
		closedir(d);
		int status = rmdir(path);
		if (-1 == status)
		{
			showError("Error in removing the Directory with path ::::: " + string(path));
		}
	}
	else
	{
		showError("No such Directory Exist !!!");
	}
}

//**********************************************************************
// It removes multiple directory that passed by User in argument
//**********************************************************************
void removeDirectories(vector<string> list)
{
	if (list.size() < 2)
	{
		showError("Less number of argument in delete_dir !!!");
	}
	for (unsigned int i = 1; i < list.size(); i++)
	{
		char *path = new char[list[i].length() + 1];
		strcpy(path, list[i].c_str());
		// cout<<"\nrmdir path :"<<path<<endl;
		removeSingleDirectory(path);
	}
}