The rmdir command is used to remove empty directories from the file system. Which stands for “remove directory”
- About rmdir: To remove empty directories
- Comes From : coreutils-8.4
- Configuration Files:
- Path: /bin/rmdir
Examples:
1. To remove an empty directory
| $ rmdir /mike |
2. To ignore each failure that is solely because a director
| $ rmdir –ignore-fail-on-non-empty |
3. To remove DIRECTORY and its ancestors
| $ rmdir -p /mike/mydir $ rmdir –parents /mike/mydir |
4. To output a diagnostic for every directory processed
| $ rmdir -v /mike/mydir $ rmdir –verbose /mike/mydir |
5. To get the help
| $ rmdir –help |
6. To get the version
| $ rmdir –version |
