RMDIR linux command manual
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 (C) 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 PARTICU-
LAR 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 May 2004 RMDIR(1)