rmdir deletes also non-empty directories

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Arek
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rmdir deletes also non-empty directories

why rmdir deletes also non-empty dirs ?

In documentation is writen:

"In general the command can remove empty directories only."

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Re: rmdir deletes also non-empty directories

Well, it says that you should not rely on rmdir to remove non-empty dirs. But it does not say that it never does.

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