Rimraf is a node.js package implementing the rm -rf command for Node. It recursively deletes directories, similar to the Unix command, making it ideal for cleaning up temporary files and build artifacts in your Node.js projects. Essential for cross-platform compatibility, rimraf handles filesystem quirks and permissions gracefully, ensuring reliable file deletion regardless of the operating system. Popular for its simplicity and effectiveness, rimraf is a core dependency in many build tools and task runners.
Rimraf's release frequency peaked in January 2023 with 11 versions, followed by March 2023 (7 versions) . Releases were common from 2011 to 2017, with a resurgence in 2019 and 2023-2024. There were no releases between August 2024 and August 2025 based on available data, showing no consistent release pattern over the years.
Rimraf's npm package downloads show a generally high volume, fluctuating between roughly 339 million and 437 million monthly downloads from March 2024 to May 2025. There was a surge in June and July 2025. August 2025 downloads are significantly lower, but incomplete.
