patch 7.4.1107v7.4.1107

Problem:    Vim can create a directory but not delete it.
Solution:   Add an argument to delete() to make it possible to delete a
            directory, also recursively.

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index 35a12df6e..6edd3f541 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*eval.txt*	For Vim version 7.4.  Last change: 2016 Jan 15
+*eval.txt*	For Vim version 7.4.  Last change: 2016 Jan 16
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL	  by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -919,6 +919,11 @@ just above, except that indexes out of range cause an error.  Examples: >
 Using expr8[expr1] or expr8[expr1a : expr1b] on a |Funcref| results in an
 error.
 
+Watch out for confusion between a namespace and a variable followed by a colon
+for a sublist: >
+	mylist[n:]     " uses variable n
+	mylist[s:]     " uses namespace s:, error!
+
 
 expr8.name		entry in a |Dictionary|		*expr-entry*
 
@@ -1794,7 +1799,7 @@ cursor( {lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
 				Number	move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
 cursor( {list})			Number	move cursor to position in {list}
 deepcopy( {expr} [, {noref}])	any	make a full copy of {expr}
-delete( {fname})		Number	delete file {fname}
+delete( {fname} [, {flags}])	Number	delete the file or directory {fname}
 did_filetype()			Number	TRUE if FileType autocommand event used
 diff_filler( {lnum})		Number	diff filler lines about {lnum}
 diff_hlID( {lnum}, {col})	Number	diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
@@ -2748,10 +2753,19 @@ deepcopy({expr}[, {noref}])				*deepcopy()* *E698*
 		{noref} set to 1 will fail.
 		Also see |copy()|.
 
-delete({fname})							*delete()*
-		Deletes the file by the name {fname}.  The result is a Number,
-		which is 0 if the file was deleted successfully, and non-zero
-		when the deletion failed.
+delete({fname} [, {flags}])					*delete()*
+		Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
+		name {fname}.
+
+		When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
+		{fname}.  This fails when {fname} is not empty.
+		
+		When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
+		{fname} and everything in it, recursively.  Be careful!
+		
+		The result is a Number, which is 0 if the delete operation was
+		successful and -1 when the deletion failed or partly failed.
+
 		Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
 		To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete|.  Use |:exe|
 		when the line number is in a variable.