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.\" Devin Reade, 1994
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.\" $Id: rmdir.1,v 1.3 1999/07/03 14:34:54 gdr-ftp Exp $
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.TH RMDIR 1 "17 October 1997" GNO "Commands and Applications"
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.SH NAME
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rmdir \- remove (delete) a directory
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.BR rmdir
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[
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.BR -p
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]
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.IR dir " ..."
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.BR rmdir
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will delete all the listed directories.
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.BR rmdir
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will print an error and skip the file if
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.I dir
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is not a directory, is non-empty, or if the user does not
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have permission to delete it.
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.LP
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If the
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.BR -p
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flag is given, then
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.BR rmdir
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will attempt to recursively delete all empty directories in the pathname
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.IR dir ,
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not including the volume name (if given).
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.SH BUGS
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It is possible to delete the current directory of
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.B rmdir
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or another process.
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.SH VERSION
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This manual page documents
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.BR rmdir
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version 1.1.
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.SH STANDARDS
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The
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.BR rmdir
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utility corresponds to POSIX 1003.2.
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.SH AUTHOR
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Devin Reade, <gdr@gno.org>
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.LP
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This program contains material from the ORCA/C run\-time libraries,
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Copyright 1987\-1997 Byte Works Inc. Used with permission.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR cp (1),
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.BR rm (1),
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.BR rmdir (1),
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.BR rmdir (2).
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