RMDIR(1) BSD Reference Manual RMDIR(1) NNAAMMEE rrmmddiirr - remove directories SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS rrmmddiirr _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y _._._. DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN The rmdir utility removes the directory entry specified by each _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y 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 rrmmddiirr tries to remove it. The rrmmddiirr utility exits with one of the following values: 0 Each directory entry specified by a dir operand referred to an emp- ty directory and was removed successfully. >0 An error occurred. SSEEEE AALLSSOO rm(1) SSTTAANNDDAARRDDSS The rrmmddiirr command is expected to be IEEE Std1003.2 (``POSIX'') compati- ble. 4.4BSD May 31, 1993 1