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Delete empty directories (UNIX) (See related posts)

// Shell command to delete empty directories. May have to run several times to get everything.

find . -type d -empty | xargs rmdir -
to unix shell directory command remove directories delete empty by jasonbentley on Fri Nov 17 22:21:34 -0500 2006

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ghbol posts on Feb 14, 2007 at 04:01
// To delete all empty directories in one go, add the -depth option to the find comment:

find . -type d -empty -depth | xargs rmdir -
ghbol posts on Feb 14, 2007 at 04:19
// correction...

find dir2 -depth -empty -type d -exec rmdir {} \;

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