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2 .TH RMDIR "1" "October 2003" "rmdir (coreutils) 5.0" FSF
4 rmdir \- remove empty directories
7 [\fIOPTION\fR]... \fIDIRECTORY\fR...
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11 Remove the DIRECTORY(ies), if they are empty.
13 \fB\-\-ignore\-fail\-on\-non\-empty\fR
15 ignore each failure that is solely because a directory
18 \fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-parents\fR
19 remove DIRECTORY, then try to remove each directory
20 component of that path name. E.g., `rmdir \fB\-p\fR a/b/c' is
21 similar to `rmdir a/b/c a/b a'.
23 \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
24 output a diagnostic for every directory processed
27 display this help and exit
30 output version information and exit
32 Written by David MacKenzie.
34 Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
36 Copyright \(co 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
38 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
39 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
41 The full documentation for
43 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
47 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
51 should give you access to the complete manual.