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---
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date: 2018-03-19T10:05:30Z
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title: "rclone rmdirs"
slug: rclone_rmdirs
url: /commands/rclone_rmdirs/
---
## rclone rmdirs
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Remove empty directories under the path.
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### Synopsis
This removes any empty directories (or directories that only contain
empty directories) under the path that it finds, including the path if
it has nothing in.
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If you supply the --leave-root flag, it will not remove the root directory.
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This is useful for tidying up remotes that rclone has left a lot of
empty directories in.
```
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rclone rmdirs remote:path [flags]
```
### Options
```
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-h, --help help for rmdirs
--leave-root Do not remove root directory if empty
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```
### Options inherited from parent commands
```
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--acd-templink-threshold int Files >= this size will be downloaded via their tempLink. (default 9G)
--acd-upload-wait-per-gb duration Additional time per GB to wait after a failed complete upload to see if it appears. (default 3m0s)
--ask-password Allow prompt for password for encrypted configuration. (default true)
--auto-confirm If enabled, do not request console confirmation.
--azureblob-chunk-size int Upload chunk size. Must fit in memory. (default 4M)
--azureblob-upload-cutoff int Cutoff for switching to chunked upload (default 256M)
--b2-chunk-size int Upload chunk size. Must fit in memory. (default 96M)
--b2-hard-delete Permanently delete files on remote removal, otherwise hide files.
--b2-test-mode string A flag string for X-Bz-Test-Mode header.
--b2-upload-cutoff int Cutoff for switching to chunked upload (default 190.735M)
--b2-versions Include old versions in directory listings.
--backup-dir string Make backups into hierarchy based in DIR.
--bind string Local address to bind to for outgoing connections, IPv4, IPv6 or name.
--box-upload-cutoff int Cutoff for switching to multipart upload (default 50M)
--buffer-size int Buffer size when copying files. (default 16M)
--bwlimit BwTimetable Bandwidth limit in kBytes/s, or use suffix b|k|M|G or a full timetable.
--cache-chunk-clean-interval string Interval at which chunk cleanup runs (default "1m")
--cache-chunk-no-memory Disable the in-memory cache for storing chunks during streaming
--cache-chunk-path string Directory to cached chunk files (default "/home/ncw/.cache/rclone/cache-backend")
--cache-chunk-size string The size of a chunk (default "5M")
--cache-db-path string Directory to cache DB (default "/home/ncw/.cache/rclone/cache-backend")
--cache-db-purge Purge the cache DB before
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--cache-db-wait-time duration How long to wait for the DB to be available - 0 is unlimited (default 1s)
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--cache-dir string Directory rclone will use for caching. (default "/home/ncw/.cache/rclone")
--cache-info-age string How much time should object info be stored in cache (default "6h")
--cache-read-retries int How many times to retry a read from a cache storage (default 10)
--cache-rps int Limits the number of requests per second to the source FS. -1 disables the rate limiter (default -1)
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--cache-tmp-upload-path string Directory to keep temporary files until they are uploaded to the cloud storage
--cache-tmp-wait-time string How long should files be stored in local cache before being uploaded (default "15m")
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--cache-total-chunk-size string The total size which the chunks can take up from the disk (default "10G")
--cache-workers int How many workers should run in parallel to download chunks (default 4)
--cache-writes Will cache file data on writes through the FS
--checkers int Number of checkers to run in parallel. (default 8)
-c, --checksum Skip based on checksum & size, not mod-time & size
--config string Config file. (default "/home/ncw/.rclone.conf")
--contimeout duration Connect timeout (default 1m0s)
-L, --copy-links Follow symlinks and copy the pointed to item.
--cpuprofile string Write cpu profile to file
--crypt-show-mapping For all files listed show how the names encrypt.
--delete-after When synchronizing, delete files on destination after transfering
--delete-before When synchronizing, delete files on destination before transfering
--delete-during When synchronizing, delete files during transfer (default)
--delete-excluded Delete files on dest excluded from sync
--disable string Disable a comma separated list of features. Use help to see a list.
--drive-auth-owner-only Only consider files owned by the authenticated user.
--drive-chunk-size int Upload chunk size. Must a power of 2 >= 256k. (default 8M)
--drive-formats string Comma separated list of preferred formats for downloading Google docs. (default "docx,xlsx,pptx,svg")
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--drive-impersonate string Impersonate this user when using a service account.
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--drive-list-chunk int Size of listing chunk 100-1000. 0 to disable. (default 1000)
--drive-shared-with-me Only show files that are shared with me
--drive-skip-gdocs Skip google documents in all listings.
--drive-trashed-only Only show files that are in the trash
--drive-upload-cutoff int Cutoff for switching to chunked upload (default 8M)
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--drive-use-created-date Use created date instead of modified date.
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--drive-use-trash Send files to the trash instead of deleting permanently. (default true)
--dropbox-chunk-size int Upload chunk size. Max 150M. (default 48M)
-n, --dry-run Do a trial run with no permanent changes
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--dump string List of items to dump from: headers,bodies,requests,responses,auth,filters
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--dump-bodies Dump HTTP headers and bodies - may contain sensitive info
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--dump-headers Dump HTTP bodies - may contain sensitive info
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--exclude stringArray Exclude files matching pattern
--exclude-from stringArray Read exclude patterns from file
--exclude-if-present string Exclude directories if filename is present
--fast-list Use recursive list if available. Uses more memory but fewer transactions.
--files-from stringArray Read list of source-file names from file
-f, --filter stringArray Add a file-filtering rule
--filter-from stringArray Read filtering patterns from a file
--gcs-location string Default location for buckets (us|eu|asia|us-central1|us-east1|us-east4|us-west1|asia-east1|asia-noetheast1|asia-southeast1|australia-southeast1|europe-west1|europe-west2).
--gcs-storage-class string Default storage class for buckets (MULTI_REGIONAL|REGIONAL|STANDARD|NEARLINE|COLDLINE|DURABLE_REDUCED_AVAILABILITY).
--ignore-checksum Skip post copy check of checksums.
--ignore-existing Skip all files that exist on destination
--ignore-size Ignore size when skipping use mod-time or checksum.
-I, --ignore-times Don't skip files that match size and time - transfer all files
--immutable Do not modify files. Fail if existing files have been modified.
--include stringArray Include files matching pattern
--include-from stringArray Read include patterns from file
--local-no-unicode-normalization Don't apply unicode normalization to paths and filenames
--log-file string Log everything to this file
--log-level string Log level DEBUG|INFO|NOTICE|ERROR (default "NOTICE")
--low-level-retries int Number of low level retries to do. (default 10)
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--max-age duration Don't transfer any file older than this in s or suffix ms|s|m|h|d|w|M|y (default off)
--max-delete int When synchronizing, limit the number of deletes (default -1)
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--max-depth int If set limits the recursion depth to this. (default -1)
--max-size int Don't transfer any file larger than this in k or suffix b|k|M|G (default off)
--memprofile string Write memory profile to file
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--min-age duration Don't transfer any file younger than this in s or suffix ms|s|m|h|d|w|M|y (default off)
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--min-size int Don't transfer any file smaller than this in k or suffix b|k|M|G (default off)
--modify-window duration Max time diff to be considered the same (default 1ns)
--no-check-certificate Do not verify the server SSL certificate. Insecure.
--no-gzip-encoding Don't set Accept-Encoding: gzip.
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--no-traverse Obsolete - does nothing.
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--no-update-modtime Don't update destination mod-time if files identical.
-x, --one-file-system Don't cross filesystem boundaries.
--onedrive-chunk-size int Above this size files will be chunked - must be multiple of 320k. (default 10M)
-q, --quiet Print as little stuff as possible
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--rc Enable the remote control server.
--rc-addr string IPaddress:Port or :Port to bind server to. (default "localhost:5572")
--rc-cert string SSL PEM key (concatenation of certificate and CA certificate)
--rc-client-ca string Client certificate authority to verify clients with
--rc-htpasswd string htpasswd file - if not provided no authentication is done
--rc-key string SSL PEM Private key
--rc-max-header-bytes int Maximum size of request header (default 4096)
--rc-pass string Password for authentication.
--rc-realm string realm for authentication (default "rclone")
--rc-server-read-timeout duration Timeout for server reading data (default 1h0m0s)
--rc-server-write-timeout duration Timeout for server writing data (default 1h0m0s)
--rc-user string User name for authentication.
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--retries int Retry operations this many times if they fail (default 3)
--s3-acl string Canned ACL used when creating buckets and/or storing objects in S3
--s3-storage-class string Storage class to use when uploading S3 objects (STANDARD|REDUCED_REDUNDANCY|STANDARD_IA)
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--sftp-ask-password Allow asking for SFTP password when needed.
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--size-only Skip based on size only, not mod-time or checksum
--skip-links Don't warn about skipped symlinks.
--stats duration Interval between printing stats, e.g 500ms, 60s, 5m. (0 to disable) (default 1m0s)
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--stats-file-name-length int Max file name length in stats. 0 for no limit (default 40)
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--stats-log-level string Log level to show --stats output DEBUG|INFO|NOTICE|ERROR (default "INFO")
--stats-unit string Show data rate in stats as either 'bits' or 'bytes'/s (default "bytes")
--streaming-upload-cutoff int Cutoff for switching to chunked upload if file size is unknown. Upload starts after reaching cutoff or when file ends. (default 100k)
--suffix string Suffix for use with --backup-dir.
--swift-chunk-size int Above this size files will be chunked into a _segments container. (default 5G)
--syslog Use Syslog for logging
--syslog-facility string Facility for syslog, eg KERN,USER,... (default "DAEMON")
--timeout duration IO idle timeout (default 5m0s)
--tpslimit float Limit HTTP transactions per second to this.
--tpslimit-burst int Max burst of transactions for --tpslimit. (default 1)
--track-renames When synchronizing, track file renames and do a server side move if possible
--transfers int Number of file transfers to run in parallel. (default 4)
-u, --update Skip files that are newer on the destination.
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--user-agent string Set the user-agent to a specified string. The default is rclone/ version (default "rclone/v1.40")
-v, --verbose count Print lots more stuff (repeat for more)
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```
### SEE ALSO
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* [rclone ](/commands/rclone/ ) - Sync files and directories to and from local and remote object stores - v1.40
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