RMDIR

rmdir − remove empty directories

rmdir [OPTION]... DIRECTORY...

Remove the DIRECTORY(ies), if they are empty.

−−ignore−fail−on−non−empty

ignore each failure that is solely because a directory is non-empty

−p, −−parents

remove DIRECTORY, then try to remove each directory component of that path name. E.g., ‘rmdir −p a/b/c’ is similar to ‘rmdir a/b/c a/b a’.

−−verbose

output a diagnostic for every directory processed

−−help

display this help and exit

−−version

output version information and exit

Written by David MacKenzie.

Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>.

Copyright © 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

The full documentation for rmdir is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and rmdir programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info rmdir

should give you access to the complete manual.