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.TH RMDIR "1" "April 2001" "rmdir (fileutils) 4.1" FSF
.SH NAME
rmdir \- remove empty directories
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B rmdir
[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fIDIRECTORY\fR...
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
Remove the DIRECTORY(ies), if they are empty.
.HP
\fB\-\-ignore\-fail\-on\-non\-empty\fR
.IP
ignore each failure that is solely because a directory
is non-empty
.TP
\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-parents\fR
remove DIRECTORY, then try to remove each directory
component of that path name.  E.g., `rmdir \fB\-p\fR a/b/c' is
similar to `rmdir a/b/c a/b a'.
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
output a diagnostic for every directory processed
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.SH AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.br
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B rmdir
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B rmdir
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info rmdir
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.