Linux / Unix rmdir command (remove – delete)
February 16th, 2009
Source: http://www.computerhope.com/unix/urmdir.htm
About rmdir
Deletes a directory.
rmdir [OPTION]… DIRECTORY…
–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.
–version
output version information and exit.
rmdir mydir – removes the directory mydir
rm -r directory – would remove a directory, even if files existed in that directory.
Categories: Linux Commands