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Unix v6 |
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rmdir(1) |
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rmdir remove directory dir ... removes (deletes)
directories. The directory must be empty (except for the
standard entries ‘.’ and
‘..’, which itself removes). Write
permission is required in the directory in which the
directory to be removed appears. Needs a r flag.
Actually, write permission in the directory’s parent
is required.
Mildly unpleasant consequences can follow removal of your
own or someone else’s current directory.
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