rmdir(1) rmdir(1)
NAME
rmdir - remove directories
SYNOPSIS
rmdir [-p] [-s] dirname. . .
DESCRIPTION
rmdir removes the entries for the named directories, which
must not be empty.
OPTIONS
-p This option allows users to remove the directory dirname
and its parent directories which become empty. A
message is printed on standard output about whether the
whole path is removed or part of the path remains for
some reason.
-s This option is used to suppress the message printed on
standard error when -p is in effect.
FILES
/usr/lib/locale/locale/LC_MESSAGES/uxcore.abi
language-specific message file [See LANG on environ
(5).]
SEE ALSO
rm(1), rmdir(2), unlink(2)
DIAGNOSTICS
All messages are generally self-explanatory.
It is forbidden to remove the directories "." and ".." in
order to avoid the consequences of inadvertently doing
something like the following:
rm -r .*
rmdir returns an exit code of 0 if all the specified
directories are removed successfully. Otherwise, they return
a non-zero exit code.
NOTES
A -- permits the user to mark explicitly the end of any
command line options, allowing rmdir to recognize filename
arguments that begin with a -. As an aid to BSD migration,
rmdir will accept - as a synonym for --. This migration aid
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rmdir(1) rmdir(1)
may disappear in a future release. If a -- and a - both
appear on the same command line, the second will be
interpreted as a filename.
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