Chapter 7
Remove Directory (rmdir)
7.1 Do This
> ls
Directory: C:\Users\zed\temp
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
d---- 12/17/2011 9:03 AM stuff
> cd stuff/things/frank/joe/alex/john/
> cd ..
> rmdir john
> cd ..
> rmdir alex
> cd ..
> rmdir joe
> cd ..
> rmdir frank
> cd ..
> ls
Directory: C:\Users\zed\temp\stuff
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
d---- 12/17/2011 9:14 AM things
> rmdir things
> cd ..
> ls
Directory: C:\Users\zed\temp
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
d---- 12/17/2011 9:14 AM stuff
> rmdir stuff
> pwd
Path
----
C:\Users\zed\temp
> cd ..
>
7.2 You Learned This
I'm now mixing up the commands so make sure you type them exactly and pay attention. Every time you make a mistake, it's because you aren't paying attention. If you find yourself making many mistakes, then take a break or just quit for the day. You've always got tomorrow to try again.
In this example you'll learn how to remove a directory. It's easy. You just go to the directory right above it, then type rmdir DIR, replacing "DIR" with the name of the directory to remove.
7.3 Do More
- Make 20 more directories and remove them all.
- Make a single path of directories that is 10 deep and remove them one at a time just like I did above.
- If you try to remove a directory with contents you will get an error. I'll show you how to remove these in later exercises.
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