$NetBSD: rmdir.2,v 1.7 1995/02/27 12:36:30 cgd Exp $
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@(#)rmdir.2 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
.Dd June 4, 1993 .Dt RMDIR 2 .Os BSD 4.2 .Sh NAME .Nm rmdir .Nd remove a directory file .Sh SYNOPSIS .Fd #include <unistd.h> .Ft int .Fo rmdir .Fa "const char *path" .Fc .Sh DESCRIPTION .Fn Rmdir removes a directory file whose name is given by .Fa path . The directory must not have any entries other than .Ql . and .Ql .. . .Sh RETURN VALUES A 0 is returned if the remove succeeds; otherwise a -1 is returned and an error code is stored in the global location .Va errno . .Sh ERRORS The named file is removed unless: l -tag -width Er ===========
t Bq Er EACCES Search permission is denied for a component of the path prefix. ===========
t Bq Er EACCES Write permission is denied on the directory containing the link to be removed. ===========
t Bq Er EBUSY The directory to be removed is the mount point for a mounted file system. ===========
t Bq Er EFAULT .Fa Path points outside the process's allocated address space. ===========
t Bq Er EIO An I/O error occurs while deleting the directory entry or deallocating the inode. ===========
t Bq Er ELOOP Too many symbolic links are encountered in translating the pathname. This is taken to be indicative of a looping symbolic link. ===========
t Bq Er ENAMETOOLONG A component of a pathname (possibly expanded by a symbolic link) exceeds .Dv {NAME_MAX} characters, or an entire path name exceeded .Dv {PATH_MAX} characters. ===========
t Bq Er ENOENT The named directory does not exist. ===========
t Bq Er ENOTDIR A component of the path is not a directory. ===========
t Bq Er ENOTEMPTY The named directory contains files other than .Ql . and .Ql .. in it. ===========
t Bq Er EPERM The directory containing the directory to be removed is marked sticky, and neither the containing directory nor the directory to be removed are owned by the effective user ID. ===========
t Bq Er EROFS The directory entry to be removed resides on a read-only file system. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr mkdir 2 , .Xr unlink 2 .Sh HISTORY The .Fn rmdir function call appeared in x 4.2 .
Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
must display the following acknowledgement:
This product includes software developed by the University of
California, Berkeley and its contributors.
4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
without specific prior written permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGE.
@(#)rmdir.2 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
.Dd June 4, 1993 .Dt RMDIR 2 .Os BSD 4.2 .Sh NAME .Nm rmdir .Nd remove a directory file .Sh SYNOPSIS .Fd #include <unistd.h> .Ft int .Fo rmdir .Fa "const char *path" .Fc .Sh DESCRIPTION .Fn Rmdir removes a directory file whose name is given by .Fa path . The directory must not have any entries other than .Ql . and .Ql .. . .Sh RETURN VALUES A 0 is returned if the remove succeeds; otherwise a -1 is returned and an error code is stored in the global location .Va errno . .Sh ERRORS The named file is removed unless: l -tag -width Er ===========
t Bq Er EACCES Search permission is denied for a component of the path prefix. ===========
t Bq Er EACCES Write permission is denied on the directory containing the link to be removed. ===========
t Bq Er EBUSY The directory to be removed is the mount point for a mounted file system. ===========
t Bq Er EFAULT .Fa Path points outside the process's allocated address space. ===========
t Bq Er EIO An I/O error occurs while deleting the directory entry or deallocating the inode. ===========
t Bq Er ELOOP Too many symbolic links are encountered in translating the pathname. This is taken to be indicative of a looping symbolic link. ===========
t Bq Er ENAMETOOLONG A component of a pathname (possibly expanded by a symbolic link) exceeds .Dv {NAME_MAX} characters, or an entire path name exceeded .Dv {PATH_MAX} characters. ===========
t Bq Er ENOENT The named directory does not exist. ===========
t Bq Er ENOTDIR A component of the path is not a directory. ===========
t Bq Er ENOTEMPTY The named directory contains files other than .Ql . and .Ql .. in it. ===========
t Bq Er EPERM The directory containing the directory to be removed is marked sticky, and neither the containing directory nor the directory to be removed are owned by the effective user ID. ===========
t Bq Er EROFS The directory entry to be removed resides on a read-only file system. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr mkdir 2 , .Xr unlink 2 .Sh HISTORY The .Fn rmdir function call appeared in x 4.2 .