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Files and folders functions

rmfile >>

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rmdir

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Removes a directory.

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Syntax

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rmdir(dirname)

rmdir(dirname, 's')

res = rmdir(dirname)

res = rmdir(dirname, 's')

[res, msg] = rmdir(dirname)

[res, msg] = rmdir(dirname, 's')

Input argument

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dirname

a string: file or directory name.

's'

a string: removes also subdirectories.

Output argument

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res

a logical: true or false.

msg

a string: error message or ''.

Description

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res = rmdir(dirname) removes the directory dirname.

If the directory is not empty, you must use the s argument.

Example

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mkdir([tempdir(), 'test'])
rmdir([tempdir(), 'test'])

See also

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isdir, mkdir.

History

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Version	Description
1.0.0	initial version

Author

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Allan CORNET