Commits

March 2026:

• Merge pull request #82 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/tempfile-3.26.06c20231 · 2 March · +8, −8
• Bump tempfile from 3.25.0 to 3.26.076849e4 · 2 March · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +8, −8

February 2026:

• Merge pull request #81 from alexwlchan/cli-tests6ad6f39 · 26 February · +248, −17
• cli: allow running `emptydir .` to delete current dire0c24bf · 26 February · +248, −5
• emptydir: remove a now-redundant test11a6595 · 26 February · −12
• Merge pull request #80 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.606702fdf · 26 February · +7, −7
• Bump clap from 4.5.56 to 4.5.60902756f · 23 February · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +7, −7
• Merge pull request #79 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/tempfile-3.25.08de3363 · 26 February · +2, −2
• Bump tempfile from 3.24.0 to 3.25.0048f8af · 16 February · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +2, −2
• Merge pull request #76 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.5656ec34d · 2 February · +7, −7
• Bump clap from 4.5.54 to 4.5.561639881 · 2 February · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +7, −7

January 2026:

• Merge pull request #75 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/colored-3.1.164f7fcd · 19 January · +3, −3
• Bump colored from 3.0.0 to 3.1.1bfc9e9e · 19 January · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +3, −3
• Merge pull request #74 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.541af8323 · 5 January · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.53 to 4.5.547c564b4 · 5 January · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5

December 2025:

• Merge pull request #73 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/tempfile-3.24.04471f1c · 29 December · +8, −8
• Bump tempfile from 3.23.0 to 3.24.08859d61 · 29 December · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +8, −8
• Merge pull request #72 from alexwlchan/explain-why-not-deleting7317c84 · 16 December · +158, −59
• Explain why a directory can't be deleted9f4c718 · 16 December · +158, −59

November 2025:

• Merge pull request #70 from alexwlchan/dependabot/github_actions/actions/checkout-6549b6e3 · 24 November · +3, −3
• Bump actions/checkout from 5 to 6431344f · 24 November · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +3, −3
• Merge pull request #71 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.53253589e · 24 November · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.51 to 4.5.5317cf3db · 24 November · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5
• Merge pull request #69 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.51cf29ae3 · 10 November · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.50 to 4.5.511f6e206 · 10 November · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5

October 2025:

• Merge pull request #68 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.50c9a6d13 · 27 October · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.49 to 4.5.50718fdf0 · 27 October · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5
• Merge pull request #67 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.493b6d00b · 20 October · +7, −7
• Bump clap from 4.5.48 to 4.5.49cf2a948 · 20 October · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +7, −7

September 2025:

• Merge pull request #66 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/tempfile-3.23.02c6ea37 · 29 September · +3, −2
• Add rustfmt explicitly as a component49f5f52 · 29 September · +1
• Bump tempfile from 3.22.0 to 3.23.02a0e0a2 · 29 September · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +2, −2
• Merge pull request #65 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.48e86398b · 22 September · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.47 to 4.5.488b4514d · 22 September · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5
• Merge pull request #64 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/tempfile-3.22.09872516 · 16 September · +2, −2
• Bump tempfile from 3.21.0 to 3.22.06d64f53 · 15 September · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +2, −2
• Merge pull request #63 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.4723bd0ab · 8 September · +7, −7
• Bump clap from 4.5.45 to 4.5.47b5242d5 · 8 September · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +7, −7

August 2025:

• Merge pull request #62 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/tempfile-3.21.009558e2 · 25 August · +2, −2
• Bump tempfile from 3.20.0 to 3.21.0a277446 · 25 August · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +2, −2
• Merge pull request #60 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.45c19ce77 · 18 August · +7, −7
• Bump clap from 4.5.43 to 4.5.45b989636 · 18 August · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +7, −7
• Merge pull request #61 from alexwlchan/dependabot/github_actions/actions/checkout-56d9a9fc · 18 August · +3, −3
• Bump actions/checkout from 4 to 50f3446c · 18 August · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +3, −3
• Merge pull request #59 from alexwlchan/debugc6519d8 · 16 August · +102, −30
• Print explicit errors when a directory cannot be deleted2411b27 · 16 August · +100, −28
• Rename this function for clarity8e0e5d5 · 16 August · +2, −2
• This function doesn't need to be public93da18e · 16 August · +1, −1
• Merge pull request #58 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.438d95306 · 11 August · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.42 to 4.5.4370f9c73 · 11 August · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5
• Merge pull request #57 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.42809b0d7 · 4 August · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.41 to 4.5.42940872c · 4 August · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5

July 2025:

• Merge pull request #56 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.4195161d8 · 14 July · +7, −7
• Bump clap from 4.5.40 to 4.5.418b4d5c1 · 14 July · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +7, −7

June 2025:

• Merge pull request #55 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.40d025c66 · 16 June · +7, −7
• Bump clap from 4.5.39 to 4.5.40725a0a1 · 16 June · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +7, −7
• Merge pull request #54 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.399137954 · 2 June · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.38 to 4.5.3919917d4 · 2 June · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5

May 2025:

• Merge pull request #52 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/tempfile-3.20.0b274e99 · 13 May · +2, −2
• Bump tempfile from 3.19.1 to 3.20.0a08631b · 13 May · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +2, −2
• Merge pull request #53 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.387bf654a · 13 May · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.37 to 4.5.387c3c333 · 12 May · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5

April 2025:

• Merge pull request #51 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.376d8e5ea · 21 April · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.36 to 4.5.3777542e9 · 21 April · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5
• Merge pull request #50 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.368ee0fb0 · 14 April · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.35 to 4.5.3670f1b41 · 14 April · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5
• Merge pull request #49 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.35821648d · 7 April · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.34 to 4.5.35ae1f48a · 7 April · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5

March 2025:

• Merge pull request #48 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.34299a19f · 31 March · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.32 to 4.5.34d37f850 · 31 March · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5
• Merge pull request #47 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/tempfile-3.19.123a517c · 26 March · +2, −2
• Bump tempfile from 3.19.0 to 3.19.1ec15d17 · 24 March · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +2, −2
• Merge pull request #45 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/tempfile-3.19.0e667c84 · 17 March · +12, −13
• Bump tempfile from 3.17.1 to 3.19.0e960851 · 17 March · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +12, −13
• Merge pull request #46 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.32272a29e · 17 March · +7, −7
• Bump clap from 4.5.31 to 4.5.32592b213 · 17 March · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +7, −7
• Merge pull request #43 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.310e1bcaa · 3 March · +6, −6
• Bump clap from 4.5.30 to 4.5.313a55c64 · 3 March · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +6, −6

February 2025:

• Merge pull request #40 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/tempfile-3.17.156311c3 · 19 February · +2, −2
• Bump tempfile from 3.17.0 to 3.17.16b6ca6d · 18 February · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +2, −2
• Merge pull request #41 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.30b6be09c · 19 February · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.29 to 4.5.30c1cb889 · 18 February · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5
• Add an explicit time for Dependabot updates7bd4ddd · 18 February · +2
• Merge pull request #39 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/tempfile-3.17.004b5e5f · 17 February · +2, −2
• Bump tempfile from 3.16.0 to 3.17.06d1e866 · 17 February · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +2, −2
• Switch to weekly updates for Dependabot38652d3 · 13 February · +4, −2
• Merge pull request #38 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.29076f9d6 · 13 February · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.28 to 4.5.29adf0756 · 12 February · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5
• Merge pull request #37 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.28c378f0a · 4 February · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.27 to 4.5.28a5915bb · 4 February · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5

January 2025:

• Merge pull request #36 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/tempfile-3.16.08226ab6 · 29 January · +19, −6
• Bump tempfile from 3.15.0 to 3.16.0e7efe92 · 29 January · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +19, −6
• Merge pull request #35 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.2732a2fb9 · 21 January · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.26 to 4.5.2790cca89 · 21 January · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5
• Merge pull request #34 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.26d72b0a1 · 10 January · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.24 to 4.5.26ea0e045 · 10 January · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5
• Merge pull request #32 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/colored-3.0.074601e0 · 8 January · +3, −10
• Bump colored from 2.2.0 to 3.0.0371722b · 8 January · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +3, −10
• Merge pull request #33 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.24dd2a284 · 8 January · +7, −7
• Bump clap from 4.5.23 to 4.5.24ec935d6 · 8 January · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +7, −7
• Merge pull request #31 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/tempfile-3.15.027e23cc · 3 January · +20, −2
• Bump tempfile from 3.14.0 to 3.15.00b2ed24 · 3 January · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +20, −2

December 2024:

• Merge pull request #30 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/colored-2.2.0d8829d4 · 16 December · +13, −79
• Bump colored from 2.1.0 to 2.2.0c3a9268 · 16 December · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +13, −79
• Merge pull request #29 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.237f60545 · 6 December · +7, −7
• Bump clap from 4.5.22 to 4.5.2382d76c1 · 6 December · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +7, −7
• Merge pull request #28 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.224a55c22 · 4 December · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.21 to 4.5.220097c5a · 4 December · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5
• Merge pull request #27 from alexwlchan/ignore-dot-git-directory3ff4e69 · 1 December · +66, −6
• Don't delete the `.git` directory or any subdirectoriesae450d5 · 1 December · +53, −2
• Update the list of files I consider safe to delete9cf1631 · 1 December · +12, −3
• Remove a trailing space1539210 · 1 December · +1, −1

November 2024:

• Merge pull request #26 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.219bdfafa · 15 November · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.20 to 4.5.214cb83d7 · 14 November · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5
• Merge pull request #25 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/tempfile-3.14.039a572f · 8 November · +6, −6
• Bump tempfile from 3.13.0 to 3.14.0b2e3e92 · 8 November · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +6, −6

October 2024:

• Merge pull request #24 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.201e58857 · 9 October · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.19 to 4.5.205096b53 · 9 October · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5
• Merge pull request #23 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.193166b35 · 3 October · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.18 to 4.5.191b4980c · 2 October · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5

September 2024:

• Merge pull request #22 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/tempfile-3.13.07e6c4c1 · 30 September · +2, −2
• Bump tempfile from 3.12.0 to 3.13.02de3808 · 30 September · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +2, −2
• Merge pull request #21 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/tempfile-3.12.02365d9f · 26 September · +38, −29
• Bump tempfile from 3.11.0 to 3.12.07db47b6 · 26 September · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +38, −29
• Merge pull request #20 from alexwlchan/tempfile574b853 · 25 September · +58, −76
• Replace `tempdir` with `tempfile`f3016eb · 25 September · +58, −76
• Merge pull request #18 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.185b2243b · 23 September · +7, −7
• Bump clap from 4.5.17 to 4.5.18c66ec63 · 23 September · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +7, −7
• Merge pull request #16 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.17773c25a · 8 September · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.16 to 4.5.172994906 · 5 September · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5

August 2024:

• Merge pull request #15 from alexwlchan/also-delete-parentsdd08671 · 21 August · +43, −15
• Delete empty parent directoriesbb97012 · 21 August · +28, −2
• Add a couple of extra assertions to the tests3915f6a · 21 August · +3, −1
• Only borrow the path of created files; don't own itdf48217 · 21 August · +12, −12
• Merge pull request #14 from alexwlchan/jekyll-cache626aff8 · 21 August · +10, −2
• Delete empty folders which only contain a `.jekyll-cache` foldere2c25ba · 21 August · +10, −2
• Merge pull request #13 from alexwlchan/ipynb-checkpointsf9b696a · 16 August · +16, −3
• Delete empty folders which only contain an `.ipynb_checkpoints` folderaa233a1 · 16 August · +16, −3
• Merge pull request #12 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.167daaf05 · 16 August · +3, −3
• Bump clap from 4.5.15 to 4.5.1674dd27f · 16 August · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +3, −3
• Merge pull request #11 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.15604e517 · 12 August · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.14 to 4.5.15698d14d · 12 August · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5
• Merge pull request #10 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.14efcf44e · 9 August · +7, −7
• Bump clap from 4.5.13 to 4.5.144c2f383 · 9 August · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +7, −7
• Merge pull request #9 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.1388dce65 · 1 August · +8, −8
• Bump clap from 4.5.11 to 4.5.13aef0710 · 1 August · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +8, −8

July 2024:

• Delete empty folders which only contain a `desktop.ini` filea9b3c99 · 26 July · +6, −1
• Merge pull request #8 from alexwlchan/thumbs-db2f300a5 · 26 July · +11, −5
• Delete empty folders which only contain a `Thumbs.db` filecd1c0f3 · 26 July · +11, −5
• Merge pull request #7 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.117137587 · 26 July · +7, −7
• Bump clap from 4.5.10 to 4.5.11b87cc06 · 26 July · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +7, −7
• Merge pull request #6 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.10ba225f7 · 24 July · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.9 to 4.5.10900ccbb · 24 July · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5
• Merge pull request #5 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.90ab57bf · 9 July · +5, −5
• Bump clap from 4.5.8 to 4.5.93da7472 · 9 July · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +5, −5
• Merge pull request #4 from alexwlchan/dependabot/cargo/clap-4.5.842804ef · 2 July · +7, −7
• Bump clap from 4.5.7 to 4.5.8905a889 · 1 July · dependabot <https://github.com/dependabot> · +7, −7

June 2024:

• Link to the accompanying article361adee · 25 June · +4
• Make this code a little clearer5f9944b · 24 June · +1
• Better variable naming; tidy up the codedaefd24 · 20 June · +25, −24
• Merge pull request #2 from alexwlchan/better-testsa7779a5 · 19 June · +2, −2
• We can use `super::*` here rather than naming the cratec6b5a51 · 19 June · +2, −2
• Tweak this heading499550b · 19 June · +8, −2
• Add a note about when these files are deleted84167fb · 19 June · +3
• Add a note about which files/folders are safe to delete?da15bdc · 19 June · +16
• Make the test names consistent91de11e · 19 June · +2, −2
• Remove the old Python implementation0f31a08 · 19 June · −70
• Add a note about `find . -type d -empty`8581c03 · 19 June · +20, −1
• Try adding write permissions to the 'upload assets' task8192182 · 18 June · +2
• Add console formatting for this code block5497d9b · 18 June · +1, −1
• Bump the version to 1.0.01f8bf23 · 18 June · +7, −2
• Format numbers as comma-separated strings5c7ac2a · 18 June · +29, −1
• Add some basic documentation93160b6 · 18 June · +94, −26
• Add some more performance metrics93b5c3f · 18 June · +17, −1
• Add a basic CLI interface9dda008 · 18 June · +169, −1
• Add some tests for the emptydir function2ece504 · 18 June · +136
• Now pull `emptydir` out into its own file3e99134 · 18 June · +33, −30
• Pull the bulk of the logic out into a standalone function3776780 · 18 June · +14, −3
• Actually delete some directoriesc53d37b · 18 June · +19, −2
• Add colour printing90cd9c9 · 18 June · +106, −9
• Add logic to filter out directories which can be deleted720a78e · 18 June · +363, −2
• Copy across the original Python scriptefc16b5 · 18 June · +70
• Initial commitcefeb06 · 18 June · +95