Command: rd / rmdir

 RD / RMDIR removes (deletes) an empty directory.

Syntax:

  RMDIR [drive:][path] [/?]
  RD [drive:][path] [/?]
        drive     The drive letter where you want to delete a
                  directory, e.g. C:
        path      The pathname which already exists, e.g. if you are
                  already in a directory.

Options:

  /?  Shows the help.

Comments:

  For performance reasons RD / RMDIR only overwrites the first letter of
  each directory name / filename by a '?'. See DEL / ERASE or
  DELTREE for more information. You can also use RD instead of RMDIR.
  RMDIR will only delete empty directories (no files or directories
  inside)! Do not forget to remove hidden files or directories!
  In DOS directories are shown in capital letters and have NO ending.
  RMDIR is a command internal to command.com and needs no other file
  in order to work.

Examples:

  You have a directory: C:\TEST01\TEST02\TEST03\example.txt (or more
  files inside)
  To delete all folders you have to do the following:
    cd C:\TEST01\TEST02\TEST03
  then:
    del example.txt               OR:
    del *.*                       (More files inside) OR:
    move example.txt C:\anywhere  (Rescues file example.txt) OR:
    move *.* C:\anywhere          (Rescues all files)
  then you have to go back step by step and delete each empty folder
    cd ..                         (Goes back to C:\TEST01\TEST02)
    rd TEST03                     (Deletes folder TEST03)
    cd ..                         (Goes back to C:\TEST01)
    rd TEST02                     (Deletes folder TEST02)
    cd ..                         (Goes back to C:\)
    rd TEST01                     (Deletes folder TEST01)
    dir                           (Whole folder structure is deleted)

Command: rd / rmdir

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