Synopsis: $rmdir( [ ...]) Technical: This function unlinks the specified directories from the filesystem. As with the normal shell mechanism, the directory must be empty before it can be removed. Tilde-expansion is permitted. Practical: One practical use for this function might be to remove any temporary directories created by a script installation program. Other than that, there aren't many common uses for this function. Returns: 0 successfully removed all directories given >0 number of directories that could not be removed Examples: $rmdir(~/temp) returns 0 if ~/temp is empty $rmdir(~/temp /etc) probably will return 1, unless you're root See Also: mkdir(6) Bugs: When $rmdir() fails to some extent, it shows how many directories could not be removed, but does not say which ones. This isn't necessarily a bug, but it could be bothersome.