rmdir

Remove specific directories

$ rmdir [path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...]

$ rmdir [[-p|--parents]] [path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...]

$ rmdir *

rmdir [options] directory ...

-p, --parents
    Remove directory and its ancestors

-v, --verbose
    Output for each directory processed

--ignore-fail-on-non-empty
    Ignore failures from non-empty directories

rmdir removes empty directories from the filesystem. Unlike 'rm -r', rmdir only removes directories that contain no files or subdirectories. This makes it a safer alternative when you want to ensure you're only removing empty directories.

Only removes empty directories. Use 'rm -r' for directories with contents. Will fail silently on non-empty directories unless using verbose mode.

rm(1), mkdir(1)