NAME

     rmdir - remove empty directories


SYNOPSIS

     rmdir [options] directory...

     POSIX options:  [-p]

     GNU options (shortest form):  [-p] [--help] [--version] [--]


DESCRIPTION

     rmdir removes empty directories.

     If any directory argument does  not  refer  to  an  existing
     empty directory, it is an error.


POSIX OPTIONS

     -p   If directory includes more than one pathname component,
          remove it, then strip the last component and remove the
          resulting directory, etc., until  all  components  have
          been  removed.  Thus, `rmdir -p a/b/c' is equivalent to
          `rmdir a/b/c; rmdir a/b; rmdir a'.


GNU OPTIONS

     -p, --parents
          As above.


GNU STANDARD OPTIONS

     --help
          Print a usage message on standard output and exit  suc-
          cessfully.

     --version
          Print version information on standard output, then exit
          successfully.

     --   Terminate option list.


ENVIRONMENT

     The variables LANG, LC_ALL, LC_CTYPE  and  LC_MESSAGES  have
     the usual meaning.


CONFORMING TO

     POSIX 1003.2


EXAMPLE OF USE

     The command `rmdir foo' will remove the directory foo if  it
     is  empty.  To  remove  a  nonempty directory, together with
     everything below, use `rm -r foo'.


NOTES

     This page describes rmdir as  found  in  the  fileutils-3.16
     package;  other  versions  may differ slightly. Mail correc-
     tions and additions to aeb@cwi.nl  and  aw@mail1.bet1.puv.fi
     and  ragnar@lightside.ddns.org .  Report bugs in the program
     to fileutils-bugs@gnu.ai.mit.edu.