The Linux rmdir Command: Remove Empty Directories

The Linux rmdir Command: Remove Empty Directories

rmdir removes empty directories only. Safer than rm -r since it fails on non-empty dirs.

Basic Usage

rmdir empty-dir
rmdir dir1 dir2

Remove empty directories.

Parents

rmdir -p path/to/dir

Removes empty parent directories too.

Further Reading

• rmdir Manual
• rmdir Command Builder