rmdir Command
  
  
  Purpose
  
  Removes a directory.
  
   Syntax
  
  rmdir [  -p ] Directory ...
  
  Description
  
  The rmdir command removes the directory, specified by the
  Directory parameter, from the system.  The directory must be emp-
  ty before you can  remove  it, and you must have write permission
  in its parent directory.  Use the ls -al command to check whether
  the directory is empty.
  
  Flags
  
  -p	Removes all directories along the path name specified by the
  Directory parameter.  Parent directories must be empty and the
  user must have write permission  in the parent directories before
  they can be removed.
  
  Exit Status
  
  This command returns the following exit values:
  
  0	Each directory entry specified by a Directory operand was re-
  moved successfully.
  
  >0	An error occurred.
  
  Examples
  
  1.	To empty and remove a directory, enter:
  
  rm mydir/* mydir/.*
  rmdir mydir
  
  This removes the contents of mydir, then removes the empty direc-
  tory.  The rm command displays an error message about trying to
  remove the directories . (dot) and .. (dot-dot), and then the
  rmdir command removes them. 
  
  Note that rm mydir/* mydir/.* first removes files with names that
  do not begin with a dot, and then removes  those  with names that
  do begin with a dot.  You may not realize that the directory con-
  tains file names that begin with a dot because the ls command
  does not normally list them unless you use the -a flag.
  
  2.	To remove the /home, /home/demo, and /home/demo/mydir direc-
  tories, enter:
  
  rmdir -p /home/demo/mydir
  
  This first removes the /mydir directory and then the /demo and
  /home directories in order.  If a directory is not empty or does
  not have  write  permission when it is to be removed, the command
  terminates.
  
  Implementation Specifics
  
  This command is part of Base Operating System (BOS) Runtime.
  
  Files
  
  /usr/bin/rmdir	Contains the rmdir command.
  
  Related Information
  
   Files Overview in AIX Version 3.2 System User's Guide: Base and
  Devices.
  
   Directory Overview in AIX Version 3.2 System Management Guide:
  Operating System and Devices.
  
   Understanding File and Directory Access Modes in AIX Version 3.2
  System User's Guide: Base and Devices.
  
  The  ls command,  mkdir command,  rm command.
  
  The  rmdir subroutine,  unlink subroutine.