Batch Script - RD

This batch command removes directories, but the directories need to be empty before they can be removed.

Syntax

rd [directoryname]

Example

The following example shows the different variants of the rd command.

@echo off
Rem removes the directory called newdir
rd C:\newdir

Rem removes 2 directories
rd Dir1 Dir2

Rem Removes directory with spaces
rd "Application A"

Rem Removes the directory Dir1 including all the files and subdirectories in it rd /s Dir1
Rem Removes the directory Dir1 including all the files and subdirectories in it but
asks for a user confirmation first.
rd /q /s Dir1

Output

All actions are performed as per the remarks in the batch file.