remove directory and it's contents

In unix, there is the rmdir command:
    http://linux.die.net/man/3/rmdir

"The following example shows how to remove a directory named /home/cnd/mod1."

#include <unistd.h>

int status;
...
status = rmdir("/home/cnd/mod1");

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This is my code. could you please see what is the wrong with it.

void Remove_directory(char *to)
{
		
	DIR *dir = NULL;
	struct dirent entry;
	struct dirent *entryPtr = NULL;
	int retval = 0;
	
	char pathName1[PATH_MAX + 1];

	/* Open the given directory, if we can. */	
	dir = opendir( to );
	if( dir == NULL )
	{		
		printf( "Error opening %s \n", to );
		return 0;
	}
	

	retval = readdir_r( dir, &entry, &entryPtr );
	while( entryPtr != NULL )
	{
		struct stat entryInfo;
		
		if( ( strncmp( entry.d_name, ".", PATH_MAX ) == 0 ) ||
		    ( strncmp( entry.d_name, "..", PATH_MAX ) == 0 ) ) {
		    retval = readdir_r( dir, &entry, &entryPtr );
		    continue;
		}
 		
		
		(void)strncpy( pathName1, to, PATH_MAX );
		(void)strncat( pathName1, "/", PATH_MAX );
		(void)strncat( pathName1, entry.d_name, PATH_MAX );
		
		if( lstat( pathName1, &entryInfo ) == 0 )
		{
			count++;
			
			if( S_ISDIR( entryInfo.st_mode ) )
			{			/* directory */
				
				 rmdir ( pathName1);
				 process_directory( pathName1 );
				
				
			}
			
			else if( S_ISREG( entryInfo.st_mode ) )
			{	
				
				unlink (pathName1);
			}
			
			else if( S_ISLNK( entryInfo.st_mode ) )
			{	
				char targetName[PATH_MAX + 1];
				if( readlink( pathName1, targetName, PATH_MAX ) != -1 )
				{
					unlink (pathName1);
					
				}
				else
				{
					printf( "\t%s -> (invalid symbolic link!)\n", pathName1 );
				}
			}
		} else
		{
			printf( "Error statting %s\n",pathName1 );
		}
rmdir ( pathName1);
		retval = readdir_r( dir, &entry, &entryPtr );
	}
	
	
	(void)closedir( dir );
	
	
}

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I don't really understand your function.

Did you step through it with your debugger? If so, where exactly did you find a problem? If not, please download ddd or another GUI debugger (if you do not already have a GUI debugger) to help you identify the problem.

Why do you call rmdir even if the returned value is not a directory at line 72?

Why do you call unlink several times?

you could use the system function to launch a commandline rm command for deleting file branches.

if you pipe the output of the rm command to a log file, a zero length of that file would indicate success. for deleting that log file i would use remove function.

Sara

it's not that clear but i done work with at with out these commants.

>> it's not that clear

If you need clarification for anything, you can just ask, and we'll be happy to provide it.