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.Dd March 15, 2013
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.Dt RMDIR 1
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm rmdir
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.Nd remove directories
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Fl pv
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.Ar directory ...
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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utility removes the directory entry specified by
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each
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.Ar directory
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argument, provided it is empty.
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.Pp
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Arguments are processed in the order given.
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In order to remove both a parent directory and a subdirectory
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of that parent, the subdirectory
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must be specified first so the parent directory
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is empty when
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.Nm
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tries to remove it.
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.Pp
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The following option is available:
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.Bl -tag -width indent
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.It Fl p
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Each
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.Ar directory
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argument is treated as a pathname of which all
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components will be removed, if they are empty,
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starting with the last most component.
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(See
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.Xr rm 1
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for fully non-discriminant recursive removal.)
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.It Fl v
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Be verbose, listing each directory as it is removed.
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.Sh EXIT STATUS
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The
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.Nm
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utility exits with one of the following values:
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.Bl -tag -width indent
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Each directory entry specified by a
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.Ar directory
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operand
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referred to an empty directory and was removed
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successfully.
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.It Li >0
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An error occurred.
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.Sh EXAMPLES
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Remove the directory
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.Pa foobar ,
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if it is empty:
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.Pp
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.Dl $ rmdir foobar
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.Pp
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Remove all directories up to and including
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.Pa cow ,
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stopping at the first non-empty directory (if any):
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.Pp
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.Dl $ rmdir -p cow/horse/monkey
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr rm 1
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.Sh STANDARDS
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utility is expected to be
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.St -p1003.2
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compatible.
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.Sh HISTORY
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A
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command appeared in
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