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<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Man page of RMDIR</TITLE>
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<H1>RMDIR</H1>
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Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (2)<BR>Updated: 2015-08-08<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html">Return to Main Contents</A><HR>
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<A NAME="lbAB"> </A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
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rmdir - delete a directory
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<A NAME="lbAC"> </A>
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
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<B>#include <<A HREF="file:///usr/include/unistd.h">unistd.h</A>></B>
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<P>
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<B>int rmdir(const char *</B><I>pathname</I><B>);</B>
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<A NAME="lbAD"> </A>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
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<B>rmdir</B>()
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deletes a directory, which must be empty.
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<A NAME="lbAE"> </A>
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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2>
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On success, zero is returned.
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On error, -1 is returned, and
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<I>errno</I>
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is set appropriately.
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<A NAME="lbAF"> </A>
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<H2>ERRORS</H2>
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<DL COMPACT>
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<DT id="1"><B>EACCES</B>
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<DD>
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Write access to the directory containing
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<I>pathname</I>
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was not allowed, or one of the directories in the path prefix of
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<I>pathname</I>
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did not allow search permission.
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(See also
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?7+path_resolution">path_resolution</A></B>(7).
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<DT id="2"><B>EBUSY</B>
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<DD>
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<I>pathname</I>
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is currently in use by the system or some process that prevents its
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removal.
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On Linux, this means
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<I>pathname</I>
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is currently used as a mount point
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or is the root directory of the calling process.
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<DT id="3"><B>EFAULT</B>
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<DD>
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<I>pathname</I> points outside your accessible address space.
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<DT id="4"><B>EINVAL</B>
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<DD>
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<I>pathname</I>
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has
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<I>.</I>
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as last component.
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<DT id="5"><B>ELOOP</B>
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<DD>
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Too many symbolic links were encountered in resolving
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<I>pathname</I>.
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<DT id="6"><B>ENAMETOOLONG</B>
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<DD>
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<I>pathname</I> was too long.
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<DT id="7"><B>ENOENT</B>
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<DD>
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A directory component in
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<I>pathname</I>
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does not exist or is a dangling symbolic link.
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<DT id="8"><B>ENOMEM</B>
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<DD>
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Insufficient kernel memory was available.
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<DT id="9"><B>ENOTDIR</B>
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<DD>
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<I>pathname</I>,
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or a component used as a directory in
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<I>pathname</I>,
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is not, in fact, a directory.
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<DT id="10"><B>ENOTEMPTY</B>
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<DD>
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<I>pathname</I>
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contains entries other than
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<I>.</I> and <I>..</I> ;
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or,
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<I>pathname</I>
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has
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<I>..</I>
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as its final component.
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POSIX.1 also allows
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<B>EEXIST</B>
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for this condition.
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<DT id="11"><B>EPERM</B>
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<DD>
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The directory containing
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<I>pathname</I>
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has the sticky bit
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(<B>S_ISVTX</B>)
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set and the process's effective user ID is neither the user ID
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of the file to be deleted nor that of the directory containing it,
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and the process is not privileged (Linux: does not have the
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<B>CAP_FOWNER</B>
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capability).
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<DT id="12"><B>EPERM</B>
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<DD>
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The filesystem containing
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<I>pathname</I>
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does not support the removal of directories.
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<DT id="13"><B>EROFS</B>
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<DD>
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<I>pathname</I>
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refers to a directory on a read-only filesystem.
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</DL>
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<A NAME="lbAG"> </A>
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<H2>CONFORMING TO</H2>
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POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, SVr4, 4.3BSD.
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<A NAME="lbAH"> </A>
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<H2>BUGS</H2>
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Infelicities in the protocol underlying NFS can cause the unexpected
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disappearance of directories which are still being used.
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<A NAME="lbAI"> </A>
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+rm">rm</A></B>(1),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+rmdir">rmdir</A></B>(1),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+chdir">chdir</A></B>(2),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+chmod">chmod</A></B>(2),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+mkdir">mkdir</A></B>(2),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+rename">rename</A></B>(2),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+unlink">unlink</A></B>(2),
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+unlinkat">unlinkat</A></B>(2)
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<A NAME="lbAJ"> </A>
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<H2>COLOPHON</H2>
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This page is part of release 5.05 of the Linux
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<I>man-pages</I>
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project.
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A description of the project,
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information about reporting bugs,
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and the latest version of this page,
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can be found at
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<A HREF="https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.">https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.</A>
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<P>
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<A NAME="index"> </A><H2>Index</H2>
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<DL>
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<DT id="14"><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
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<DT id="15"><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
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<DT id="16"><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
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<DT id="17"><A HREF="#lbAE">RETURN VALUE</A><DD>
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<DT id="18"><A HREF="#lbAF">ERRORS</A><DD>
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<DT id="19"><A HREF="#lbAG">CONFORMING TO</A><DD>
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<DT id="20"><A HREF="#lbAH">BUGS</A><DD>
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<DT id="21"><A HREF="#lbAI">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
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<DT id="22"><A HREF="#lbAJ">COLOPHON</A><DD>
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</DL>
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