Rmdir command on Linux (remove directory)

The rmdir command on Linux removes one or more empty directories from the system.

The most common options are:

• -p Remove a directory and its subdirectories
• —ignore-fail-on-non-empty Ignore the error if the directory is not empty

Examples:

Remove the favorites directory:

$ rmdir favorites

Remove the a/b/c/d subdirectories:

$ rmdir -p a/b/c/d

Try to remove the music directory, but it’s not empty:

$ rmdir songs rmdir: failed to remove “songs”: Directory not empty

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