runtime(netrw): Recursively delete directories by default with netrw delete command
closes: #14742
Signed-off-by: Nir Lichtman <nir@lichtman.org>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
diff --git a/runtime/autoload/netrw.vim b/runtime/autoload/netrw.vim
index f833599..4c95d2c 100644
--- a/runtime/autoload/netrw.vim
+++ b/runtime/autoload/netrw.vim
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
" 2024 Apr 03 by Vim Project: detect filetypes for remote edited files
" 2024 May 08 by Vim Project: cleanup legacy Win9X checks
" 2024 May 09 by Vim Project: remove hard-coded private.ppk
+" 2024 May 10 by Vim Project: recursively delete directories by default
" Former Maintainer: Charles E Campbell
" GetLatestVimScripts: 1075 1 :AutoInstall: netrw.vim
" Copyright: Copyright (C) 2016 Charles E. Campbell {{{1
@@ -11456,7 +11457,7 @@
if !all
echohl Statement
call inputsave()
- let ok= input("Confirm deletion of directory<".rmfile."> ","[{y(es)},n(o),a(ll),q(uit)] ")
+ let ok= input("Confirm *recursive* deletion of directory<".rmfile."> ","[{y(es)},n(o),a(ll),q(uit)] ")
call inputrestore()
let ok= substitute(ok,'\[{y(es)},n(o),a(ll),q(uit)]\s*','','e')
if ok == ""
@@ -11469,7 +11470,7 @@
let rmfile= substitute(rmfile,'[\/]$','','e')
if all || ok =~# 'y\%[es]' || ok == ""
- if delete(rmfile,"d")
+ if delete(rmfile,"rf")
call netrw#ErrorMsg(s:ERROR,"unable to delete directory <".rmfile.">!",103)
endif
endif