rmdir

RMDIR(1)                              FSF                             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 <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2002 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 rmdir

       should give you access to the complete manual.



rmdir (coreutils) 4.5.3          October 2003                         RMDIR(1)