GNU/Linux |
RedHat 9.0(Shrike) |
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rmdir(1) |
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rmdir − remove empty directories
rmdir [OPTION]... DIRECTORY...
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
Written by David MacKenzie.
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
Copyright
© 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.
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.
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