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+# $EPIC: rmdir.txt,v 1.3 2007/03/02 02:32:04 jnelson Exp $
+======Synopsis:======
+$__rmdir__(<directory> [<directory> ...])
+======Technical:======
+The <directory> argument(s) are [[what is a word|dwords]], which is different
+from most functions.
+This function unlinks the specified directories from the filesystem.  As
+with the normal shell mechanism, the directory must be empty before it
+can be removed.  Tilde-expansion is permitted.
+======Practical:======
+One practical use for this function might be to remove any temporary
+directories created by a script installation program.  Other than that,
+there aren't many common uses for this function.
+======Returns:======
+<file>
+   successfully removed all directories given
+>0   number of directories that could not be removed
+</file>
+======Examples:======
+<file>
+$rmdir(~/temp)             returns 0 if ~/temp is empty
+$rmdir(~/temp /etc)        probably will return 1, unless you're root
+</file>
+======Bugs:======
+When $__rmdir__() fails to some extent, it shows how many directories could
+not be removed, but does not say which ones.  This isn't necessarily a
+bug, but it could be bothersome.