Rmdir in windows xp

If you attempt to do so, the following message appears:. Then use the attrib command with -h to remove hidden file attributes, -s to remove system file attributes, or -h -s to remove both hidden and system file attributes. After the hidden and file attributes have been removed, you can delete the files. You can't use the rmdir command to delete the current directory. If you attempt to delete the current directory, the following error message appears:.

If you receive this error message, you must change to a different directory not a subdirectory of the current directory , and then try again.

To remove a directory named test and all its subdirectories and files from the current directory, type:. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info. You can also use this command to display details of a file, such as the owner of the file and the permissions assigned to the file. If you want to remove a directory that is not empty and also remove everything it contains , you can use the rm command with the -r recursive option. If you need to remove a non-empty directory, use the rm command.

Another point is that when you remove a file or directory using rm and rmdir, it is instantly removed instead of moving towards Trash. For directories, execute permission allows you to enter the directory i. There is no sudo command in Windows. Hi, From what I read from the PHP manual, chmod on a Windows platform should have no effect, and that seems totally normal unless someone on sourceforge has a windows port of that!

I tried creating a subdirectory with the same name and without the chmod in a test script and everything went OK I then commented out the chmod line in my script, and now, directory creation and delete works fine! So, for PHP on windows xp home? Anyone got an explanation for this? I'm intrigued! Cheers, Daniel. Follow Post Reply. Steven Musumeche. As I mentionned, as soon as I commented out the chdir on the directory that I made with the script x, script y could delete it. When I uncomment the chdir instruction and re-executed the script x, the directory delete with script y gives me permission denied messages If you want, I can post code Andy Hassall.

A quick example for anyone who wants to try Line 5 works perfectly. If I comment out line 2, lines 3 and 5 of course works perfectly.