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4NAME rmdir -- remove directory
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7SYNOPSIS rmdir\b\b\b\b\b_____ dir\d1\u ...
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10DESCRIPTION rmdir\b\b\b\b\b_____
11removes (deletes) directories.
12The directory must be empty (except for the standard entries
13"." and "..", which rmdir\b\b\b\b\b_____ itself removes).
14Write permission is required in the
15directory in which the directory appears.
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18FILES none
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21SEE ALSO --
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24DIAGNOSTICS "dir?"
25is printed if directory dir\b\b\b___ cannot be found, is not a directory, or is not
26removable.
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28"dir -- directory not empty" is printed if dir\b\b\b___ has entries
29other than "." or "..".
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32BUGS --