Package

rmfr

Node.js implementation of `rm -fr` – recursive removal of files and directories

v2.0.0, 2 Mar 2018ISC-Types: NoneFiles and file systems Promises and async control flow

$ npm install rmfr

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 20.9k; -0% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 5; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 8 years ago; v2.0.0
GitHub stars: 23; 0 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 0
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

20,917 downloads last week, 113,588 in the last month. The 12-month change of -0% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 2.0.0, 2 Mar 20188 years ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 2 Mar 20183,129 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 0
Open pull requests: 0
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: 127

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: -Not determined from package.json
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: Not declared
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 7.6 kB
Dependencies (5): globrimrafgraceful-fsinspect-with-kindassert-valid-glob-opts

Install

npm install rmfr

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/rmfr@2.0.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/rmfr@2.0.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/rmfr@2.0.0

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Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.