rclone/docs/content/commands/rclone_rmdir.md

---
title: "rclone rmdir"
description: "Remove the empty directory at path."
# autogenerated - DO NOT EDIT, instead edit the source code in cmd/rmdir/ and as part of making a release run "make commanddocs"
---
# rclone rmdir

Remove the empty directory at path.

## Synopsis

This removes empty directory given by path. Will not remove the path if it
has any objects in it, not even empty subdirectories. Use
command [rmdirs](/commands/rclone_rmdirs/) (or [delete](/commands/rclone_delete/)
with option `--rmdirs`) to do that.

To delete a path and any objects in it, use [purge](/commands/rclone_purge/) command.


```
rclone rmdir remote:path [flags]
```

## Options

```
  -h, --help   help for rmdir
```

Options shared with other commands are described next.
See the [global flags page](/flags/) for global options not listed here.

### Important Options

Important flags useful for most commands

```
  -n, --dry-run         Do a trial run with no permanent changes
  -i, --interactive     Enable interactive mode
  -v, --verbose count   Print lots more stuff (repeat for more)
```

## See Also

* [rclone](/commands/rclone/)	 - Show help for rclone commands, flags and backends.
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			`title: "rclone rmdir"`
Version v1.54.0 2021-02-02 21:42:35 +08:00			`description: "Remove the empty directory at path."`
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docs: make command docs titles be one higher 2020-05-22 18:17:37 +08:00			`# rclone rmdir`
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docs: make command docs titles be one higher 2020-05-22 18:17:37 +08:00			`## Synopsis`
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Version v1.54.0 2021-02-02 21:42:35 +08:00			`This removes empty directory given by path. Will not remove the path if it`
			`has any objects in it, not even empty subdirectories. Use`
Version v1.59.0 2022-07-10 01:08:20 +08:00			`command [rmdirs](/commands/rclone_rmdirs/) (or [delete](/commands/rclone_delete/)`
			with option `--rmdirs`) to do that.
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Version v1.59.0 2022-07-10 01:08:20 +08:00			`To delete a path and any objects in it, use [purge](/commands/rclone_purge/) command.`
Version v1.54.0 2021-02-02 21:42:35 +08:00
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			```
Version v1.38 2017-09-30 21:19:47 +08:00			`rclone rmdir remote:path [flags]`
			```

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			```
			`-h, --help help for rmdir`
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Version v1.68.0 2024-09-08 23:21:56 +08:00			`Options shared with other commands are described next.`
			`See the [global flags page](/flags/) for global options not listed here.`
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Version v1.68.0 2024-09-08 23:21:56 +08:00			`### Important Options`
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Version v1.68.0 2024-09-08 23:21:56 +08:00			`Important flags useful for most commands`
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			```
			`-n, --dry-run Do a trial run with no permanent changes`
			`-i, --interactive Enable interactive mode`
			`-v, --verbose count Print lots more stuff (repeat for more)`
			```

Version v1.68.0 2024-09-08 23:21:56 +08:00			`## See Also`
Use cobra autogenerated docs * put the most up to date docs into the code * generate command docs using rclone gendocs * put command docs into own directory * remake them into MANUAL.md 2016-08-04 04:36:28 +08:00
Version v1.44 2018-10-15 18:03:08 +08:00			`* [rclone](/commands/rclone/) - Show help for rclone commands, flags and backends.`
Version v1.40 2018-03-19 18:06:13 +08:00