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  2.  R M D I R  (Remove Directory) COMMAND                                        
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  4.                                                                               
  5.  Purpose: Removes a subdirectory from the specified disk in the current dir-  
  6.           ectory.                                                             
  7.                                                                               
  8.  Format:  RMDIR [d:]path  or  RD [d:]path                                     
  9.                                                                               
  10.  Remarks: The directory to be removed must be empty and have no other subdir- 
  11.           ectories in it.  Only the common fixed disk entries "." and ".."    
  12.           can remain.                                                         
  13.                                                                               
  14.           You cannot remove subdirectories that contain hidden files or the   
  15.           current directory.  The current directory (the one you're in) and   
  16.           the Root directory cannot be removed.  To remove the current dir-   
  17.           ectory you must first change to another using the CD command, and   
  18.           then remove it.                                                     
  19.                                                                               
  20.                                                                               
  21.  Example: RD OLDDIR  would delete the directory named OLDDIR provided it is   
  22.           not the current directory and there are no files in it.             
  23.