RMDIR(1) | General Commands Manual | RMDIR(1) |
rmdir
— remove
directories
rmdir |
[-pv ] directory ... |
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 following options are available:
The rmdir
utility exits with one of the
following values:
The rmdir
utility is expected to be
IEEE Std 1003.2 (“POSIX.2”)
compatible.
An rmdir
utility appeared in
Version 1 AT&T UNIX.
May 12, 2025 | NetBSD 10.99 |