RMDIR(1)                                                 RMDIR(1)



NAME

       rmdir - remove empty directories


SYNOPSIS

       rmdir [options] directory...

       POSIX options: [-p] [--]

       GNU        options       (shortest       form):       [-p]
       [--ignore-fail-on-non-empty] [--help] [--version] [--]


DESCRIPTION

       rmdir removes empty directories.

       If any directory argument does not refer  to  an  existing
       empty directory, it is an error.


POSIX OPTIONS

       -p     If directory includes more than one pathname compo-
              nent, remove it, then strip the last component  and
              remove  the  resulting  directory,  etc., until all
              components  have  been  removed.  Thus,  `rmdir  -p
              a/b/c'  is  equivalent  to `rmdir a/b/c; rmdir a/b;
              rmdir a'.

       --     Terminate option list.


GNU OPTIONS

       --ignore-fail-on-non-empty
              Normally rmdir will refuse to  remove  a  directory
              that  is  not  empty.   This option causes rmdir to
              ignore the failure to remove a directory,  if  that
              failure  is  due  to the directory being non-empty.
              (New in fileutils-4.0.)

       -p, --parents
              As above.


GNU STANDARD OPTIONS

       --help Print a usage message on standard output  and  exit
              successfully.

       --version
              Print  version information on standard output, then
              exit successfully.

       --     Terminate option list.


ENVIRONMENT

       The variables LANG, LC_ALL, LC_CTYPE and LC_MESSAGES  have
       the usual meaning.


CONFORMING TO

       POSIX 1003.2



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RMDIR(1)                                                 RMDIR(1)



EXAMPLE OF USE

       The  command  `rmdir foo' will remove the directory foo if
       it is empty. To remove a nonempty directory, together with
       everything below, use `rm -r foo'.


NOTES

       This  page  describes  rmdir as found in the fileutils-4.0
       package; other versions may differ slightly.  Mail correc-
       tions  and  additions  to  aeb@cwi.nl.  Report bugs in the
       program to fileutils-bugs@gnu.ai.mit.edu.















































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