rmdir: Remove empty directories

rmdir removes empty directories. Synopsis:

rmdir [option]... directory...

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

The program accepts the following option. Also see section Common options.

`-p'

`--parents'

Remove any parent directories that become empty after an argument directory is removed.

See section rm: Remove files or directories, for how to remove non-empty directories (recursively).

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