NAME
rmdir —
remove directories
SYNOPSIS
rmdir |
[-pv] directory ... |
DESCRIPTION
Thermdir 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 following option is available:
-p- Each directory argument is treated as a pathname of which all components will be removed, if they are empty, starting with the last most component. (See rm(1) for fully non-discriminant recursive removal.)
-v- Be verbose, listing each directory as it is removed.
EXIT STATUS
The rmdir utility exits with one of the
following values:
0- Each directory entry specified by a directory operand referred to an empty directory and was removed successfully.
>0- An error occurred.
EXAMPLES
Remove the directory foobar, if it is empty:
$ rmdir foobarRemove all directories up to and including cow, stopping at the first non-empty directory (if any):
$ rmdir -p
cow/horse/monkeySEE ALSO
STANDARDS
The rmdir utility is expected to be
IEEE Std 1003.2 (“POSIX.2”)
compatible.
HISTORY
A rmdir command appeared in
Version 1 AT&T UNIX.