rmdir(1)                            CLIX                            rmdir(1)



  NAME

    rmdir - Removes a directory

  SYNOPSIS

    rmdir [-p] directory ...

  FLAGS

    -p   Removes directories.

  DESCRIPTION

    The rmdir command removes a directory from the system.  The directory must
    be empty before you can remove it, and you must have write permission in
    its parent directory.  Use the ls -al command to see if a directory is
    empty.

  EXAMPLES

    To empty and remove a directory, enter:

    $ rm mydir/* mydir/.*
    $ rmdir mydir


    This removes the contents of mydir, then removes the empty directory. The
    rm command displays an error message about trying to remove the
    directories . (dot) and .. (dot dot), and then rmdir removes them.

    Note that rm mydir/* mydir/.* first removes files with names that do not
    begin with a . (dot), then those with names that do begin with a . (dot).
    If the directory contains filenames that begin with a . (dot), the ls
    command does not list them unless you use the -a flag.

  RELATED INFORMATION

    Commands:  ls(1), rm(1)

    Functions: rmdir(2), unlink(2)













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