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bug#45924: RFE: rmdir -r: recursively remove [empty] directories under t


From: Ulf Zibis
Subject: bug#45924: RFE: rmdir -r: recursively remove [empty] directories under the target.
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2021 22:05:40 +0100
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Am 18.01.21 um 11:53 schrieb L A Walsh:
Except that 'find DIR -depth -type d -exec rmdir {} +'
is anything but simple and not something anyone outside of
a minority of *nix users would have a clue about how to create, whereas 'rmdir 
-r DIR' is both direct and simple and
more easily understandable by those who know how to remove
a directory and recursively remove files. Applying the -r
option of 'rm' and 'rd's focus on dirs seems a natural combination.

+1

Ulf






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