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Synopsis:
$rmdir(<directory> [<directory> ...])
Technical:
This function unlinks the specified directories from the filesystem. As
with the normal shell mechanism, the directory must be empty before it
can be removed. Tilde-expansion is permitted.
Practical:
One practical use for this function might be to remove any temporary
directories created by a script installation program. Other than that,
there aren't many common uses for this function.
Returns:
0 successfully removed all directories given
>0 number of directories that could not be removed
Examples:
$rmdir(~/temp) returns 0 if ~/temp is empty
$rmdir(~/temp /etc) probably will return 1, unless you're root
See Also:
mkdir(6)
Bugs:
When $rmdir() fails to some extent, it shows how many directories could
not be removed, but does not say which ones. This isn't necessarily a
bug, but it could be bothersome.