The rmdir command, part of GNU Coreutils, allows users to delete empty directories through the command-line interface. By specifying the target DIRECTORY(ies), the command effectively removes empty directories. Optional arguments can be employed for specific behaviors:
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
GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
Report rmdir translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU
GPL version 3 or later <http://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)
The full documentation for rmdir is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
the info and rmdir programs are properly installed at your site, the
command
info coreutils 'rmdir invocation'
should give you access to the complete manual.
GNU coreutils 8.22 April 2018 RMDIR(1)