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File and Folder Operations

rmdir

Removes empty directories.

rmdir deletes directories only when they are empty, making it safer than rm -r for cleanup.

Syntax

rmdir [options] directory...

Arguments explained

directory is an empty folder to remove.
-p can remove empty parent directories too.

Common examples

Remove an empty folder

rmdir empty-folder

Succeeds only if the folder has no contents.

Remove empty nested parents

rmdir -p a/b/c

Removes c, then b, then a if each becomes empty.

rmdir Command
Field	Details
Command	rmdir
Category	File and Folder Operations
Primary use	Removes empty directories.
Syntax	rmdir [options] directory...

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