.TH RMDIR 1 "Commands and Applications" "28 November 1994" "Version 1.0"
.SH NAME
rmdir \- remove (delete) a directory
.SH SYNOPSIS
.BR rmdir
[
.IR dir " ..."
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.BR rmdir
will delete all the listed directories.
.BR rmdir
will print an error and skip the file if
.I dir
is not a directory, is non-empty, or if the user does not
have permission to delete it.
.LP
This program contains material from the ORCA/C run\-time libraries,
Copyright 1987\-1994 Byte Works Inc.  Used with permission.
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
.BR rmdir
will have an exit status of zero on success, -1 on failure.
.SH BUGS
It is possible to delete the current directory of
.B rmdir
or another process.
.SH AUTHOR
Devin Reade, <gdr@myrias.ab.ca>
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR cp (1),
.BR rm (1).