RMDIR (1) manpage
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, 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 Written by David MacKenzie.
REPORTING BUGS Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2004 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 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
should give you access to the complete manual.