rmdir

RMDIR(1) User Commands RMDIR(1)

NAME

rmdir - remove empty directories


SYNOPSIS
rmdir [OPTION]... DIRECTORY...

DESCRIPTION

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".


-v, --verbose
output a diagnostic for every directory processed


--help display this help and exit


--version
output version information and exit

AUTHOR

Written by David MacKenzie.


REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to .

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2004 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.



SEE ALSO

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 coreutils rmdir


should give you access to the complete manual.






rmdir (coreutils) 5.2.1 July 2004 RMDIR(1)