7.7 "Linux learning is not difficult" file/directory management (7): rmdir command deletes empty directories
Empty directories can be removed in Linux systems using the rmdir command.
Command syntax:
rmdir [options] [directory]
The meaning of each option in the command is shown in the table.
Options |
Meaning of options |
-p |
Recursively delete a directory. When a subdirectory is deleted and its parent directory is empty, it is also deleted. |
Example: delete the empty directory newdir1.
[root@rhel ~]# rmdir newdir1
Example: Delete the two empty directories /root/newdir2 and /root/newdir2/newdir3 at the same time.
[root@rhel ~]# rmdir -p /root/newdir2/newdir3
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