Can fs.unlink() delete a empty or non empty folder?

Question

I am new to Node.js.

const fs = require('fs');

fs.unlink('/tmp/hello', (err) => {
  if (err) throw err;
  console.log('successfully deleted /tmp/hello');
});

This is some code that I copied from a node.js document file system intro example.

But, I am confused. Can unlink() delete a folder or not?

I have tried but it doesn't work.

So, can unlink() delete a folder or not?

Answer 1

The fs.unlink(path, callback) function is used to delete a file not a folder.

To remove a folder you can use the fs.rmdir(path, callback) function instead.