# HG changeset patch
# User Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
# Date 1254411963 0
# Node ID 1510631c4c068f9b68d91329b651bfb97622fdf9
# Parent  da4cd4818c56d370b36f4508148440d4bfa13360
* files.texi (Directories): delete-directory has an optional
parameter RECURSIVE.

diff -r da4cd4818c56 -r 1510631c4c06 doc/lispref/files.texi
--- a/doc/lispref/files.texi	Thu Oct 01 15:44:10 2009 +0000
+++ b/doc/lispref/files.texi	Thu Oct 01 15:46:03 2009 +0000
@@ -2501,11 +2501,12 @@
 @code{mkdir} is an alias for this.
 @end deffn
 
-@deffn Command delete-directory dirname
+@deffn Command delete-directory dirname &optional recursive
 This command deletes the directory named @var{dirname}.  The function
 @code{delete-file} does not work for files that are directories; you
-must use @code{delete-directory} for them.  If the directory contains
-any files, @code{delete-directory} signals an error.
+must use @code{delete-directory} for them.  If @var{recursive} is
+@code{nil}, and the directory contains any files,
+@code{delete-directory} signals an error.
 
 @code{delete-directory} only follows symbolic links at the level of
 parent directories.