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RMDIR(1) | User Commands | RMDIR(1) |
NAME¶
rmdir - remove empty directoriesSYNOPSIS¶
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 and its ancestors; 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 rmdir bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.orgCOPYRIGHT¶
Copyright © 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.SEE ALSO¶
rmdir(2) 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 invocation'
September 2011 | GNU coreutils 8.12.197-032bb |