--- title: "rimraf Breaking Changes on npm | Since.dev" description: "What each rimraf release removed, renamed or changed: 26 breaking changes in 2 versions on npm, each with its source." canonical_url: https://since.dev/packages/npm/rimraf last_updated: 2023-03-04 --- # rimraf breaking changes Every breaking API change we have recorded in rimraf on npm: 26 breaking changes in 2 versions. Below are its newest 2 versions, removals and renames first, each with its source. Newest change March 4, 2023 ## 4.3.0 23 breaking changes, first published March 4, 2023. - **Removed** `RimrafOptions.backoff` RimrafOptions.backoff was removed in rimraf 4.3.0 [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/rimraf/v/4.3.0) - **Removed** `RimrafOptions.glob` RimrafOptions.glob was removed in rimraf 4.3.0 [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/rimraf/v/4.3.0) - **Removed** `RimrafOptions.maxBackoff` RimrafOptions.maxBackoff was removed in rimraf 4.3.0 [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/rimraf/v/4.3.0) - **Removed** `RimrafOptions.maxRetries` RimrafOptions.maxRetries was removed in rimraf 4.3.0 [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/rimraf/v/4.3.0) - **Removed** `RimrafOptions.preserveRoot` RimrafOptions.preserveRoot was removed in rimraf 4.3.0 [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/rimraf/v/4.3.0) - **Removed** `RimrafOptions.retryDelay` RimrafOptions.retryDelay was removed in rimraf 4.3.0 [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/rimraf/v/4.3.0) - **Removed** `RimrafOptions.signal` RimrafOptions.signal was removed in rimraf 4.3.0 [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/rimraf/v/4.3.0) - **Removed** `RimrafOptions.tmp` RimrafOptions.tmp was removed in rimraf 4.3.0 [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/rimraf/v/4.3.0) - **Signature changed** `default` Was const rimraf: ((path: string | string\[\], opt?: RimrafOptions) => Promise) & {rimraf: ((path: string | string\[\], opt?: RimrafOptions) => Promise) & {sync: (path: string | string\[\], opt?: RimrafOptions) => void;}; sync... [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/rimraf/v/4.3.0) - **Signature changed** `manual` Was const manual: ((path: string | string\[\], opt?: RimrafOptions) => Promise) & {sync: (path: string | string\[\], opt?: RimrafOptions) => void;}; now const manual: ((path: string | string\[\], opt?: RimrafAsyncOptions) =>... [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/rimraf/v/4.3.0) And 13 more in this version. ## 4.0.0 3 breaking changes, first published January 13, 2023. - **Removed** `Options` Options was removed in rimraf 4.0.0 [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/rimraf/v/4.0.0) - **Signature changed** `default` Was function rimraf(path: string, callback: (error: Error | null | undefined) => void): void function rimraf(path: string, options: rimraf.Options, callback: (error: Error | null | undefined) => void): void namespace rimraf; now const... [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/rimraf/v/4.0.0) - **Signature changed** `sync` Was function sync(path: string, options?: Options): void; now const sync: (path: string | string\[\], opt?: RimrafOptions) => void. [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/rimraf/v/4.0.0) ## Check your code These are the changes. To see which of them reach your code, [scan a public repository](https://since.dev/scan.md), or have your coding agent call `check_code` with your manifest or lockfile over [MCP](https://since.dev/docs.md#mcp). [The API](https://since.dev/docs.md#api) reads every change in every version, not only the newest. On Team and up, a fix pull request opens for the changes that reach a connected repository. Nothing merges or deploys. ## Put your code on continuous management. Scan a public repository now, or give your agent one line. ### See how out of date your code is. [Scan a repository](https://since.dev/scan.md). Any public GitHub repository. No sign-in. ### Tell your agent what changed since it was trained. `claude mcp add --transport http since https://api.since.dev/mcp` --- Every page on this site as Markdown: https://since.dev/sitemap.md. For agents: https://since.dev/llms.txt.