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)