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How to delete local file with fs.unlink?

rated 0 times [ 154] [ 5] / answers: 1 / hits: 35111 / 8 Years ago, sat, december 31, 2016, 12:00:00

CODE:

fs.unlink(/public/images/uploads/+req.file.filename, (err) => {

        if (err) {

            console.log(failed to delete local image:+err);

        } else {

            console.log('successfully deleted local image');                                

        }

});

ERROR MESSAGE IN CONSOLE/TERMINAL:

failed to delete local image:Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, unlink '/public/images/uploads/ed6d810405e42d0dfd03d7668e356db3'

SITUATION

I must have specified the wrong path. I don't understand why it would be wrong, the public folder is at the same level as the app.js file. The upload.js is in a folder called routes which is at the same level as app.js.

And I have specified a route /public to my public folder in my app.js:

//Static Folder

app.use(/public,express.static(path.join(__dirname, /public)));

QUESTION:

What have I done wrong ?

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answered 8 Years ago madelyn · Accepted Answer

I bet you want to delete file inside project directory. Try with this (dot before /):

fs.unlink(./public/images/uploads/+req.file.filename, (err) => {

        if (err) {

            console.log(failed to delete local image:+err);

        } else {

            console.log('successfully deleted local image');                                

        }

});