My Cypress Reports Folder does not get properly deleted when I execute the rmdir command in the package.json file. Which command should I use?

Question

I am running Cypress on a Windows machine.

I am using this command (included in the package.json file) to remove the cypress/reports folder before the start of each test run:

"clean:reports": "IF EXIST 'cypress\\reports'(rmdir /Q /S cypress\\reports) && mkdir cypress\\reports\\ && mkdir cypress\\reports\\mocha\\ && mkdir cypress\\reports\\mochareports\\"

Upon analysis, I've seen that the cypress/reports folder which stores the test report folder does not get deleted even after the above mentioned script executes.

Am I using the correct command? What command should I use to ensure that the system checks for the cypress/reports folder to be present, and if yes deletes it successfully?

Answer 1

Just wrap if exists with bracket:

I also made some cosmetic changes, please use below script

"clean:reports":"(if exist cypress\\reports (rmdir /Q /S cypress\\reports)) && mkdir cypress\\reports && mkdir cypress\\reports\\mocha  &&  mkdir cypress\\reports\\mochareports"