How to Use the rmdir Command to Remove Empty Directories in Linux

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

The most common options are:

• -p        Removes a directory and its subdirectories
• --ignore-fail-on-non-empty    Ignores the error if the directory is not empty

Examples:

Removes the favoritos directory:

$ rmdir favoritos

Removes the a/b/c/d subdirectories:

$ rmdir -p a/b/c/d

Tries to remove the musicas directory, but it is not empty:

$ rmdir musicasrmdir: falhou em remover “musicas”: Directory not empty

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