[IO-576] FileUtils.deleteDirectory() doesn't specify how it handles links

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.5
• Fix Version/s: 2.12.0
• Component/s: Utilities
• Labels: documentation

Environment

Linux

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: david cogen
• Created: 19/Mar/18 16:42
• Updated: 25/Apr/23 20:35
• Resolved: 25/Apr/23 20:35

Description

If the directory I specify to FileUtils.deleteDirectory() contains a symbolic link, does it follow the link and delete all the files the link points to?

(I HOPE not!)

But without the promise, I consider this too dangerous to contemplate using.