rmdir

Removes a directory.

Syntax

  • rmdir(dirname)

  • rmdir(dirname, 's')

  • res = rmdir(dirname)

  • res = rmdir(dirname, 's')

  • [res, msg] = rmdir(dirname)

  • [res, msg] = rmdir(dirname, 's')

Input argument

  • dirname - a string: file or directory name.

  • 's' - a string: removes also subdirectories.

Output argument

  • res - a logical: true or false.

  • msg - a string: error message or ''.

Description

res = rmdir(dirname) removes the directory dirname.

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

Example

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

See also

isdir, mkdir.

History

Author

Allan CORNET

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