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.