RMDIR(1) General Commands Manual RMDIR(1) NAME rmdir - Remove the DIRECTORY(ies), if they are empty. SYNOPSIS rmdir [--ignore-fail-on-non-empty] [-p|--parents] [-v|--verbose] [-h|--help] [-V|--version] DESCRIPTION Remove the DIRECTORY(ies), if they are empty. OPTIONS --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 -h, --help Print help -V, --version Print version VERSION v(uutils coreutils) 0.9.0 2026-05-31 RMDIR(1)