8.4.27 rmdir command (removes empty directories)

Syntax

rmdir directory-name ...

Description

This command removes empty directories.

Arguments

directory-name

Specifies a directory that is to be removed.

Return codes

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

Notes

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

Examples

• 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 ...