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Hi Rich,Yep: rmdir *I just created a bunch of folders, and added a file to one of them, listed everything recursively, and then removed all the empty folders:Creating the folders:$ mkdir a b c d
Adding a file:$ touch b/file
Listing it all recursively:$ ls -lR
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 gsewell staff 64 3 Jan 14:55 a
drwxr-xr-x 3 gsewell staff 96 3 Jan 14:55 b
drwxr-xr-x 2 gsewell staff 64 3 Jan 14:55 c
drwxr-xr-x 2 gsewell staff 64 3 Jan 14:55 d
./a:
./b:
total 0
-rw-r--r-- 1 gsewell staff 0 3 Jan 14:55 file
./c:
./d:
Removing all the empty folders:$ rmdir *
rmdir: b: Directory not empty
Listing recursively again to show what's been removed:$ ls -lR
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 3 gsewell staff 96 3 Jan 14:55 b
./b:
total 0
-rw-r--r-- 1 gsewell staff 0 3 Jan 14:55 fileAs you can see, the folders a, c, and d have gone, but the folder b and the file within it remain.Grant. :)On Fri, 3 Jan 2020 at 14:51, Rich <rich@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:--Hi Grant
Yes that is correct. Can I double check the command though please? Is it
rmdir *
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January 3, 2020 2:37 PM, "Grant Phillips-Sewell" <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:On Fri, 3 Jan 2020, 14:33 Rich, <rich@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:--Hi
Happy new year to all.
Is there a command I can use via command line that will delete all empty folders from a folder please?
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FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaqHi Rich,It's it just 1 folder with a bunch of other folders (some of which are empty), but you're not looking to do anything recursive (like find and remove all empty folders everywhere)?If so, just do "rmdir *" - anything that isn't a folder won't be removed, and any folder that isn't empty can't be removed.Grant.
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