Subject: The rmdir command
Author: Unix
In response to: Create / Delete Directory on Unix / Linux
Posted on: 10/06/2011 06:37:09 PM
rmdir stands for remove directory which is used to delete a empty directory
Example:
rmdir mydirNote:
you need the write rights to run this command.
To remove a non-empty directory, you have to use:
rm -f -r mydir
Note:
-f forcibly;
-r recursively.
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> On 10/06/2011 06:30:22 PM Unix wrote:
The mkdir command
mkdir stands for make directory which is used to create a new directory
Example:
mkdir mydir
Note:
you need the write rights to create a new directory;
the newly created directory bears the permission mode of rwxrwxrwx (777)
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