https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20647

          Issue ID: 20647
           Summary: rmdirRecurse and remove cannot remove readonly files
                    on windows
           Product: D
           Version: D2
          Hardware: x86
                OS: Windows
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P1
         Component: phobos
          Assignee: nobody@puremagic.com
          Reporter: johnnymarler@gmail.com

It would be helpful for phobos to provide a way to remove readonly files on windows.

A common use case is when removing git repositories.  On windows, git creates readonly files inside its ".git" sub-directory.  This means phobos' `remove` and `rmdirRecurse` functions will fail when trying to delete directories that contain git repositories.

To remove readonly files on windows, you must remove the READONLY file attribute.  I'd like to see phobos provide functionality to remove files and directories with readonly files in them.

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