---
name: "rfio_rmdir"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libdpm-dev"
version: "1.10.0-2+b3"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rfio_rmdir"
---

# rfio\_rmdir(3)

remove a directory

## NAME

rfio\_rmdir - remove a directory

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<sys/types.h\>**\
 **#include "rfio\_api.h"**

**int rfio\_rmdir (const char \****path***);**

## DESCRIPTION

**rfio\_rmdir** removes a directory if it is empty.

- *path*

  specifies the logical pathname relative to the current directory or the full pathname.

## RETURN VALUE

This routine returns 0 if the operation was successful or -1 if the operation failed. In the latter case, **serrno** is set appropriately.

## ERRORS

- **ENOENT**

  The named directory does not exist or is a null pathname.

- **EACCES**

  Search permission is denied on a component of the *path* prefix or write permission is denied on the parent directory or the parent has the sticky bit S\_ISVTX set and

  the effective user ID of the requestor does not match the owner ID of the directory and

  the effective user ID of the requestor does not match the owner ID of the parent directory and

  the requestor is not super-user.

- **EFAULT**

  *path* is a NULL pointer.

- **EEXIST**

  The named directory is not empty.

- **ENOTDIR**

  A component of *path* prefix is not a directory.

- **EINVAL**

  *path* is the current directory.

- **ENAMETOOLONG**

  The length of *path* exceeds **CA\_MAXPATHLEN** or the length of a *path* component exceeds **CA\_MAXNAMELEN**.

- **SENOSHOST**

  Host unknown.

- **SENOSSERV**

  Service unknown.

- **SECOMERR**

  Communication error.

## SEE ALSO

**[Castor\_limits(4)](/Castor_limits/4.md)**, **[rfio\_mkdir(3)](/rfio_mkdir/3.md)**

## AUTHOR

**LCG Grid Deployment** Team