Method: Dir.rmdir

Defined in:
dir.c

.rmdir(dirpath) ⇒ 0

Removes the directory at dirpath from the underlying file system:

Dir.rmdir('foo') # => 0

Raises an exception if the directory is not empty.

Returns:

  • (0) 

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# File 'dir.c', line 1654

static VALUE
dir_s_rmdir(VALUE obj, VALUE dir)
{
    const char *p;
    int r;

    dir = check_dirname(dir);
    p = RSTRING_PTR(dir);
    r = IO_WITHOUT_GVL_INT(nogvl_rmdir, (void *)p);
    if (r < 0)
        rb_sys_fail_path(dir);

    return INT2FIX(0);
}