RMDIR

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Removes a directory.

Syntax:

RMDIR <directory>
or
RD <directory>

<directory>
- The directory you want to remove.  This can be a full directory path or a relative directory path.

Description

RMDIR attempts to remove the specified directory.  It can only remove a directory if the directory is empty and is not currently in use by any program.

RD works exactly the same way as RMDIR.

For Example:

RMDIR mydir
    - Will attempt to remove directory mydir

RMDIR C:\somefolder\otherfolder
   - Will attempt to remove directory otherfolder

RD mydir
- Will attempt to remove directory mydir

RD C:\somefolder\otherfolder
   - Will attempt to remove directory otherfolder