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Easy Way by Everett Murdock Ph.D.
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Type: Internal (2.0 and later)
Syntax:
RMDIR [d:]path
Purpose: Removes a subdirectory.
Discussion
RMDIR removes directories that are empty (XP version deletes directories
that contain files and subdirectories). To determine if a directory is
empty, use the DIR command to display the directory`s contents. For
example, to determine if the directory NEWFILES is empty, enter
dir c:\newfiles
The display of an empty directory should look like this:
Volume in drive C is DOS1
Directory of C:\NEWFILES
. DIR 4-09-87 8:36p
.. DIR 4-09-87 8:36p
2 File(s) 17671520 bytes free
For more information on RMDIR and other hard disk commands, see Chapter 3,
Using Fixed Disks, in the downloadable
book DOS the Easy Way .
Example
To remove the directory NEWFILES from drive C, enter
rd c:\newfiles
To remove the directory SALES that is within the NEWFILES directory on
drive C, enter
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