RMDIR

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NAME

rmdir - remove directories

SYNOPSIS

rmdir [-p ] directory ...

DESCRIPTION

The rmdir utility removes the directory entry specified by each directory argument, provided it is empty.

Arguments are processed in the order given. In order to remove both a parent directory and a subdirectory of that parent, the subdirectory must be specified first so the parent directory is empty when rmdir tries to remove it.

The rmdir utility exits with one of the following values: Tw Ds Tp Li 0 Each directory entry specified by a dir operand referred to an empty directory and was removed successfully. Tp Li >0 An error occurred. Tp

STANDARDS

The rmdir function is expected to be POSIX 1003.2 compatible.