NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       rmdir - remove empty directories

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       rmdir [OPTION]... DIRECTORY...

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       Remove the DIRECTORY(ies), if they are empty.

       --ignore-fail-on-non-empty

	      ignore  each  failure that is solely because a directory is nonempty


       -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

AUTHOR    [Toc]    [Back]

       Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Report bugs to <[email protected]>.

COPYRIGHT    [Toc]    [Back]

       Copyright (C) 2001 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.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       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.



rmdir (fileutils) 4.1		  March 2002			      RMDIR(1)