rmdir command (removes empty directories)

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Format

rmdir directory-name ...

This command removes empty directories.

Return code	Meaning
`0`	Normal termination Directory removal was successful.
`1` or greater	Error termination

Return code

Meaning

0

Normal termination

1 or greater

Error termination

This command does not accept options. If you specify an option as an argument, the option is interpreted as a directory name.

Remove the dir1 directory from D:\temp\dir1.

C:\TEMP>%ADSH_OSCMD_DIR%\rmdir  D:\temp\dir1

Display an error message because you are trying to remove a directory that is not empty.
```
C:\TEMP>%ADSH_OSCMD_DIR%\rmdir dir8
rmdir: dir8: Directory not empty
```
Display an error message when you do not specify a directory to be removed.
```
C:\TEMP>%ADSH_OSCMD_DIR%\rmdir
usage: rmdir directory ...
```