RMDIR(1)                    386BSD Reference Manual                   RMDIR(1)

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: Each directory
     entry specified by a dir operand referred to an empty directory and was
     removed successfully.  An error occurred.

SEE ALSO
     rm(1)

STANDARDS
     The rmdir function is expected to be POSIX 1003.2 compatible.

BSD Experimental                 June 27, 1991                               1