rmdir

$ rmdir -p {directory}

• rmdir – remove directory
• This deletes a directory.
• The directory must be empty of both files and sub-directories otherwise you will get an error.
  • Example:

    $ rmdir Temp

• You can delete several directories with a single command.
  • Example:

    $ rmdir Temp1 Temp2 Temp3

• There are several flags that you can use to delete get a very powerful delete option.
  • -r Recursively remove directories and subdirectories
  • -f Remove all files,whether write-protected or not in a directory without prompting the user.
• While not ‘technically’ a directory removal command, it does the job.
  • Example:

    $ rm –rf Temp

RMDIR(1)                         User Commands                        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  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.org
       GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
       General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
       Report rmdir translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU
       GPL version 3 or later <http://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.

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'

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU coreutils 8.21                March 2014                          RMDIR(1)