Chapter 9.7 Removing a Directory

Wether a file or directory can be accessed - by you, your script, or your visitors - depends on the directory's permissions. You can change a directory's permissions either from the prompt or from within your script, as described here.

To remove a directory:

1. Type rmdir(.
2. Type directory, where directory is the name (and path, if necessary) of the directory you wish to eliminate.
3. Type ) to complete the function.
4. Type ; to finsh the line.

if (-e "../tmp/tempdir") { rmdir("../tmp/tempdir") || @ErrorMessage; print "The directory has been removed."; }

Tips

• If the directory is not empty, you'll have to remove it's contents before deleting it. For more information on deleting files see Chapter 8.7.