rmdir - remove empty directories
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Copyright
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<https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by law.
Description
Remove the DIRECTORY(ies), if they are empty.
--ignore-fail-on-non-empty
ignore each failure to remove a non-empty directory
-p, --parents
remove DIRECTORY and its ancestors; e.g., 'rmdir -p a/b' is similar to 'rmdir a/b a'
-v, --verbose
output a diagnostic for every directory processed
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
Name
rmdir - remove empty directories
Reporting Bugs
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See Also
rmdir(2) Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/rmdir> or available locally via: info '(coreutils) rmdir invocation' GNU coreutils 9.5 April 2025 RMDIR(1)
Synopsis
rmdir [OPTION]... DIRECTORY...
