---
name: "libssh2_sftp_rmdir_ex"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libssh2"
version: "1.11.1-7"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/libssh2_sftp_rmdir_ex"
---

# libssh2\_sftp\_rmdir\_ex(3)

remove an SFTP directory

## NAME

libssh2\_sftp\_rmdir\_ex - remove an SFTP directory

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <libssh2.h>
#include <libssh2_sftp.h>
int
libssh2_sftp_rmdir_ex(LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp, const char *path,
                      unsigned int path_len);
```

## DESCRIPTION

Remove a directory from the remote file system.

*sftp* - SFTP instance as returned by **[libssh2\_sftp\_init(3)](/libssh2_sftp_init/3.md)**

*sourcefile* - Full path of the existing directory to remove.

*sourcefile\_len* - Length of the full path of the existing directory to remove.

## RETURN VALUE

Return 0 on success or negative on failure. It returns LIBSSH2\_ERROR\_EAGAIN when it would otherwise block. While LIBSSH2\_ERROR\_EAGAIN is a negative number, it is not really a failure per se.

## ERRORS

*LIBSSH2\_ERROR\_ALLOC* - An internal memory allocation call failed.

*LIBSSH2\_ERROR\_SOCKET\_SEND* - Unable to send data on socket.

*LIBSSH2\_ERROR\_SOCKET\_TIMEOUT* -

*LIBSSH2\_ERROR\_SFTP\_PROTOCOL* - An invalid SFTP protocol response was received on the socket, or an SFTP operation caused an errorcode to be returned by the server.

## SEE ALSO

**[libssh2\_sftp\_init(3)](/libssh2_sftp_init/3.md)**