[LUCENE-932] delete complete index

• Type: Wish
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Invalid
• Lucene Fields: New
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Yonik Seeley
• Created: 13/Jun/07 18:40
• Updated: 22/Nov/24 09:50
• Resolved: 13/Jun/07 18:53

Description

A way to remove an index (that's more efficient than delete :) is needed.
Removing the index directory isn't portable since you can't delete open files on Windows.
Creating a new segments file with no segments in it would probably be the way to go.