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 to remove a non-empty directory

-p, --parents
    remove DIRECTORY and its ancestors; e.g., 'rmdir -p a/b' is similar to 'rmdir 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
GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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SEE ALSO
rmdir(2)

Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/rmdir>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) rmdir invocation'

Packaged by Ubuntu (9.7-3ubuntu2)
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License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.