Remove folder - MATLAB rmdir- MathWorks France (2024)

Remove folder

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Syntax

rmdir folderName

rmdir folderName s

status = rmdir(___)

[status,msg]= rmdir(___)

[status,msg,msgID]= rmdir(___)

Description

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rmdir folderName removesthe folder folderName from the current folder. folderName mustbe empty. If the operation is not successful, MATLAB^® throws anerror to the Command Window.

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rmdir folderName s also attempts to remove all subfolders and files in folderName, regardless of their write permissions. The result for read-only files follows the practices of the operating system.

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status = rmdir(___) removes the specified folder and returns a status of 1 if the operation is successful. Otherwise, rmdir returns 0. Warnings and errors are not thrown to the Command Window. You can use this syntax with any of the input argument combinations in the previous syntaxes.

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[status,msg]= rmdir(___) also returns the message text for any warning or error that occurs.

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[status,msg,msgID]= rmdir(___) also returns the message ID for any warning or error that occurs.

Examples

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Remove Folders from Current Folder

Open Live Script

Create the folders myproject and myproject/myfiles in the current folder, and then remove them.

mkdir myprojectmkdir myproject/myfilesrmdir myproject/myfilesrmdir myproject

Remove Nonempty Folder

Open Live Script

Remove the folder myfiles, which contains the files myfile1.m and myfile2.m.

Create the folder myfiles and move the files myfile1.m and myfile2.m from the current folder into the new folder.

mkdir myfilesmovefile myfile1.m myfilesmovefile myfile2.m myfiles

Try to remove the folder myfiles using rmdir. Because the myfiles folder is not empty, the operation fails and returns a status of 0 and an error message detailing why the operation failed.

[status, message, messageid] = rmdir('myfiles')

status = logical 0

message = ''myfiles' was not removed. The directory must be empty before removing.'

messageid = 'MATLAB:RMDIR:DirectoryNotRemoved'

Now, use the 's' flag to remove the folder myfiles. A status of 1 and an empty message and messageid indicate that the operation is successful.

[status, message, messageid] = rmdir('myfiles', 's')

status = logical 1

message = 0x0 empty char arraymessageid = 0x0 empty char array

Input Arguments

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`folderName` — Folder name
character vector | string scalar

Folder name to remove, specified as a character vector or string scalar. Specify folderName as an absolute or relative path.

Data Types: char | string

Output Arguments

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`status` — Folder removal status
0 | 1

Status of folder indicating if the attempt to remove the folder is successful, specified as 0 or 1. If the attempt is successful, status is 1. Otherwise, status is 0.

Data Types: logical

`msg` — Error message
character vector

Error message, specified as a character vector. If an erroror warning occurs, msg contains the message textof the error or warning. Otherwise, msg is empty, ''.

`msgID` — Error message identifier
character vector

Error message identifier, specified as a character vector. Ifan error or warning occurs, msgID contains themessage identifier of the error or warning. Otherwise, msgID isempty, ''.

Tips

You can use rmdir to create folders in remote locations. To write to a remote location, folderName or parentName must contain the full path of the file specified as a uniform resource locator (URL) of the form:
schema_name://path_to_file/folderName
or
schema_name://path_to_file/parentName
It is also valid to use one or three "slash" (/) characters between schema_name and path_to_file. For example:
schema_name:/path_to_file/folderName
or
schema_name:///path_to_file/parentName
Based on your remote location, schema_name can be one of the values in this table.
File System schema_name
Amazon S3™ s3
Windows Azure^® Blob Storage wasb, wasbs
HDFS™ hdfs
As with local folders, rmdir cannot remove nonempty virtual folders unless you specify the s flag. Some file services do not support empty folders. On these services, if rmdir removes folders and leaves their parent folder empty, then the parent folder will be removed as well. For more information, see Work with Remote Data.

File System	`schema_name`
Amazon S3™	`s3`
Windows Azure^® Blob Storage	`wasb`, `wasbs`
HDFS™	`hdfs`

Alternative Functionality

In the Current Folder browser, right-click the folder name and select Delete from the context menu. To open the Current Folder browser, use the Current Folder Browser command.

Extended Capabilities

Thread-Based Environment
Run code in the background using MATLAB® `backgroundPool` or accelerate code with Parallel Computing Toolbox™ `ThreadPool`.

Version History

Introduced before R2006a

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R2020a: Wildcard expression `.` on UNIX platforms matches only files that have an extension

Starting in R2020a, on UNIX^® platforms, the wildcard expression *.* no longer matches folders or files without an extension. In previous releases, the expression matches folders or files regardless of extension, including files without an extension. This change of behavior does not apply to Microsoft^® Windows^® platforms.

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Remove folder - MATLAB rmdir
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FAQs

How do I remove a folder in MATLAB? ›

In the Current Folder browser, right-click the folder name and select Delete from the context menu. To open the Current Folder browser, use the Current Folder Browser command.

How do I remove a directory from MATLAB not empty? ›

If the directory is not empty, you must use the s argument. If dirname is not in the current directory, specify the relative path to the current directory or the full path for dirname . rmdir('dirname',' s ') removes the directory dirname and its contents from the current directory.

How to remove a path from MATLAB path? ›

Remove a Folder from the Project Path

openExample("matlab/TimesTableProjectExample") proj = currentProject;
folderpath = fullfile(proj. RootFolder,"folder"); mkdir(filepath);
projectFile = addFile(proj,folderpath);
folderpath = addPath(proj,folderpath);
removePath(proj,folderpath)

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How do I delete a MATLAB file? ›

Select MATLAB > General. To delete a file, use the delete function. For example, delete a file named myfile.

Read On ›

What is the command to remove a folder? ›

To remove a directory and all its contents, including any subdirectories and files, use the rm command with the recursive option, -r . Directories that are removed with the rmdir command cannot be recovered, nor can directories and their contents removed with the rm -r command.

Learn More ›

How do I undo a delete folder in MATLAB? ›

The Deleted Files folder on MATLAB^® Drive™ online holds content that you have deleted from MATLAB Drive. To restore content, select the file or folder in Deleted Files, and click Restore.

Know More ›

How do I delete a full directory in rmdir? ›

Deleting or removing directories (rmdir command)

To empty and remove a directory, type the following: rm mydir/* mydir/.* rmdir mydir. ...
To remove the /tmp/jones/demo/mydir directory and all the directories beneath it, type the following: cd /tmp rmdir -p jones/demo/mydir.

How to clear path in MATLAB? ›

For general search path cleanup, use the rmpath function or the Set Path dialog box. To open the Set Path dialog box, go to the Home tab and in the Environment section, click Set Path. Alternatively, use the pathtool function.

Keep Reading ›

How do I delete a path from $PATH? ›

We can comment or remove the last line from the /etc/profile. d/jdk. sh script to remove Java's path from the $PATH variable permanently. After removing the path from the file, when a user starts a new session, it won't have that directory in the $PATH variable.

Remove folder - MATLAB rmdir - MathWorks France (2024)

Syntax

Description

Examples

Remove Folders from Current Folder

Remove Nonempty Folder

Input Arguments

folderName — Folder name character vector | string scalar

Output Arguments

status — Folder removal status 0 | 1

msg — Error message character vector

msgID — Error message identifier character vector

Tips

Alternative Functionality

Extended Capabilities

Thread-Based Environment Run code in the background using MATLAB® backgroundPool or accelerate code with Parallel Computing Toolbox™ ThreadPool.

Version History

R2020a: Wildcard expression *.* on UNIX platforms matches only files that have an extension

See Also

Commande MATLAB

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FAQs

How do I remove a folder in MATLAB? ›

How to clear path in MATLAB? ›

`folderName` — Folder name
character vector | string scalar

`status` — Folder removal status
0 | 1

`msg` — Error message
character vector

`msgID` — Error message identifier
character vector

Thread-Based Environment
Run code in the background using MATLAB® `backgroundPool` or accelerate code with Parallel Computing Toolbox™ `ThreadPool`.

R2020a: Wildcard expression `.` on UNIX platforms matches only files that have an extension