rmdir - Remove a remote directory

The rmdir command is used to remove an empty directory on the remote host.

rmdir

<remote-directory>

<remote-directory>

Fully qualified or relative name of a directory on the remote host.

Example

The remote host is a Unix host.

1. List the contents of the current working directory. The FTP server function PORT is called implicitly.

   dir
   200 PORT command okay. 
   ...
   -rwx------ 1 tcptest 10505 Sep 5 18:20 alaska 
   -rw-rw-r-- 1 tcptest 229 Sep 7 13:56 anton 
   -rw-rw-r-- 1 tcptest 229 Sep 7 13:56 anton.3 
   -rw-rw-r-- 1 tcptest 229 Sep 7 13:56 anton.upd 
   -rwx------ 1 tcptest 10505 Sep 5 18:20 georgia 
   drwxrwxrwx 2 tcptest 176 Sep 7 12:55 nach.bs2000 
   drwxrwxrwx 2 tcptest 176 Sep 7 13:51 von.bs2000 
   drwxrwxrwx 2 tcptest 32 Sep 7 14:40 von.msdos 
   ...
   

2. Remove the (empty) directory from.msdos.

   rmdir from.msdos
   250 RMD command successful.