rmdir command for removing directories

Questions Received:

       Removing the directories thru GUI takes much downtime.

Solution:

       Remove the directories thru the command prompt in quiet mode.



'rmdir' command
       Removes (deletes) a directory.

       RMDIR [drive:]path
       RD [drive:]path

Windows 2000 and Windows XP Syntax.

RMDIR [/S] [/Q] [drive:]path
RD [/S] [/Q] [drive:]path
/S    Removes all directories and files in the specified directory in addition to the directory itself. Used to remove a directory tree.
/Q    Quiet mode, do not ask if ok to remove a directory tree with /S.

Examples

rmdir c:\test

Remove the test directory, if empty. If you want to delete directories that are full, use the deltree command or if you're using Windows 2000 or later use the below example.

rmdir c:\test /s

Windows 2000, Windows XP and later versions of Windows can use this option with a prompt to permanently delete the test directory and all subdirectories and files. Adding the /q switch would suppress the prompt.

[Note:] Run the command as Administrator, if needed.