RMDIR(1) UNIX Reference Manual RMDIR(1) NNAAMMEE rrmmddiirr - remove directories SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS rrmmddiirr [--pp] _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 function is expected to be POSIX 1003.2 compatible.