Windows XP Pocket Reference

Name

rd or rmdir

Synopsis

rd is used to delete empty directories, and optionally, to delete directories and their contents. Unlike in Windows Explorer, files and folders are deleted differently; if you try to use del to delete a directory, it will simply delete all the files in the directory, but the directory itself will remain. rd accepts the following options:

rd [/s] [/q] path
               

Option	Description
path	Specifies the directory to delete.
/s	Removes all files and subdirectories of the specified directory.
/q	Quiet mode; don't prompt when using /s.