How to remove directory in linux (rmdir)

In Linux, rmdir is a command-line utility used to remove empty directories. Here is a table of common options for the rmdir command in Linux:

OptionDescription

-p	Remove the parent directories if they are empty
-v	Print the name of each directory as it is being removed
-ignore-fail-on-non-empty	Ignore directories that are not empty and do not remove them

And here are some simple examples of how to use the rmdir command:

• To remove an empty directory, use the following command:

rmdir directoryname

• To remove a directory and its parent directories if they are empty, use the following command:

rmdir -p parentdirectory/directoryname

• To print the name of each directory as it is being removed, use the following command:

rmdir -v directoryname

• To ignore directories that are not empty and do not remove them, use the following command:

rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty directoryname

 

Note that the rmdir command will only remove empty directories. If a directory contains files or other directories, you need to use the rm command with the -r option to recursively remove the directory and its contents.