NAME
    rmdir - remove empty directories

SYNOPSIS
    rmdir [OPTION]... DIRECTORY...

DESCRIPTION
    Remove the DIRECTORY(ies), if they are empty.

    --ignore-fail-on-non-empty

    ignore each failure that is solely because a directory is non-
    empty

    -p, --parents
    remove DIRECTORY, then try to remove each directory component of
    that path name.  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

    --help display this help and exit

    --version
    output version information and exit

AUTHOR
    Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
    Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
    Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
    NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
    The full documentation for rmdir is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
    the info and rmdir programs are properly installed at your site, the
    command

    info rmdir

    should give you access to the complete manual.