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    <refnamediv>
        <refname>rmdir</refname>
        <refpurpose>removes a directory</refpurpose>
    </refnamediv>
    <refsynopsisdiv>
        <title>Syntax</title>
        <synopsis>
            rmdir(dirname)
            rmdir(dirname,'s')
            [status, message] = rmdir(dirname,'s')
        </synopsis>
    </refsynopsisdiv>
    <refsection>
        <title>Arguments</title>
        <variablelist>
            <varlistentry>
                <term>dirname</term>
                <listitem>
                    <para>a character string.</para>
                </listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term>'s'</term>
                <listitem>
                    <para>
                        a mark to remove directory <varname>dirname</varname> with
                        subdirectories.
                    </para>
                </listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term>status</term>
                <listitem>
                    <para>a boolean.</para>
                </listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term>message</term>
                <listitem>
                    <para>
                        a character string: a message about an error.
                    </para>
                </listitem>
            </varlistentry>
        </variablelist>
    </refsection>
    <refsection>
        <title>Description</title>
        <para>
            <code>rmdir(dirname)</code> removes the directory
            <varname>dirname</varname> from the current directory. If the
            directory is not empty, you must use the s argument. If
            <varname>dirname</varname> is not in the current directory, specify
            the relative path to the current directory or the full path for
            <varname>dirname</varname>.
        </para>
        <para>
            <code>rmdir(dirname,'s')</code> removes the directory <varname>dirname</varname> and its contents from the current directory.
        </para>
        <para>
            <code>[status, message] = rmdir(dirname,'s')</code> removes the
            directory <varname>dirname</varname> and its contents from the
            current directory, returning the status, and a message. Here,
            <varname>status</varname> is 1 for success and is 0 for error.
        </para>
        <para>
            Whatever the operating system, if the removing of directory
            succeeds, the <varname>status</varname> is 1 and the message
            <varname>message</varname> is empty.
        </para>
    </refsection>
    <refsection>
        <title>Examples</title>
        <programlisting role="example"><![CDATA[
mkdir(SCI,'Directory')
rmdir(SCI+'/Directory')
 ]]></programlisting>
    </refsection>
    <refsection role="see also">
        <title>See also</title>
        <simplelist type="inline">
            <member>
                <link linkend="createdir">createdir</link>
            </member>
            <member>
                <link linkend="mkdir">mkdir</link>
            </member>
            <member>
                <link linkend="removedir">removedir</link>
            </member>
        </simplelist>
    </refsection>
</refentry>
