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RMDIR(1)                         User Commands                         RMDIR(1)

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
       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
       Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL
       version 3 or later <https://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)

       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/rmdir>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) rmdir invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.1                 January 2024                         RMDIR(1)
Title: rmdir: Remove Empty Directories
Summary
The `rmdir` command removes empty directories. It accepts options to ignore failures on non-empty directories, remove parent directories, and provide verbose output. The command is part of GNU coreutils and is authored by David MacKenzie. Bugs can be reported online. The documentation provides further details on usage and options.