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The [`crypto.Certificate()` constructor][] is deprecated. Use
[static methods of `crypto.Certificate()`][] instead.

### DEP0XXX: `fs.rmdir(path, { recursive: true })`
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pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/35562
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Type: Documentation-only

`fs.rmdir(path, { recursive: true })` will throw on nonexistent paths, or when
given a file as a target. Use `fs.rm(path, { recursive: true, force: true })`
instead.

[Legacy URL API]: url.md#url_legacy_url_api
[NIST SP 800-38D]: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-38d.pdf
[RFC 6066]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6066#section-3
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