rmdir

Linux · Directories · available in the simulator

What it does

Remove empty directories.

Syntax

rmdir [-p] directorio...

Options and parameters

• -p

  Remove parent directories as well if they become empty.

  rmdir -p a/b/c
• --ignore-fail-on-non-empty

  Do not fail solely because a directory is not empty.

Usage examples

• rmdir sistemas
• rmdir -p a/b/c
• rmdir carpeta

Notes and common mistakes

• Only removes empty directories; use rm -r to remove directories with contents.

Related commands

• cd
• ls
• mkdir
• pwd
• tree