mk90.commands

Command rmdir

Remove an empty directory.

Synopsis

rmdir path

Ordinary invocation: foreground child, PID 3; the shell waits. Not an allowed pipe producer.

Parameters

Parameter	Meaning
`path`	An existing empty directory on a writable volume.

Description

Checks that the directory has no children, is not the current directory or one of its ancestors, and is not a volume root. Removes the inode in a metadata commit.

Examples

cd /
rmdir /mnt/smp1/work/src
rmdir /mnt/smp1/work

Limits and side effects

No recursive deletion and no confirmation prompt. Use RM for regular files.

Status and diagnostics

Success is status 0. Relevant status codes: 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 18. See the diagnostic reference.