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path_remove_directory (
fd: i32The file descriptor representing the base directory from which the path is resolvedpath: i32A wasm pointer to a null-terminated string containing the path of the directory to removepath_len: i32The length of the path string
) =>
error: i32 

The path_remove_directory() function removes a directory specified by the given path. It requires the PATH_REMOVE_DIRECTORY right to be set on the directory.

On POSIX systems, a similar functionality is provided by the rmdir() function. It removes an empty directory with the specified path. The rmdir() function is part of the POSIX standard and is widely supported across different platforms.

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The path_remove_directory() function removes a directory specified by the given path. It checks if the directory is empty and has the necessary rights to be removed. On POSIX systems, a similar functionality is provided by the rmdir() function.

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