NAME

rmdir, rm −r − remove (unlink) directories or files

SYNOPSIS

rmdir dir ... 

rm −r [ −f ] [ −i ] [ − ] filename ...

DESCRIPTION

rmdir removes the named directories, which must be empty. 

rm, with the −r option, recursively removes directories, subdirectories, and any files they contain.  See rm(1) for more information. If the −i (interactive) option is in effect, rm asks whether to delete each file, and whether to examine each directory. 

The null option, −, indicates that all following arguments are filenames.  This allow you to specify filenames starting with a minus to rm. 

SEE ALSO

rm(1)

Sun Release 3.0β  —  Last change: 5 December 1985