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RFE: rmdir -r: recursively remove [empty] directories under the target.

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Message #29 received at 45924 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>,
 L A Walsh <coreutils <at> tlinx.org>, 45924 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#45924: RFE: rmdir -r: recursively remove [empty] directories
 under the target.
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2021 21:18:09 -0800

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On 1/18/21 8:08 AM, Bernhard Voelker wrote:
> On 1/17/21 11:18 PM, Paul Eggert wrote:
>> find DIR -depth -type d -exec rmdir {} +
> 
> find(1) can also find empty directories and delete them:
> 
>    $ find DIR -type d -empty -delete

Thanks, I'd forgotten about that.

I added the attached to the manual, as the point seems worth documenting 
even if we don't change the code.

[0001-doc-rmdir-recursive-substitutes.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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