rclone/docs/content/commands/rclone_rmdir.md

---
title: "rclone rmdir"
description: "Remove the empty directory at path."
slug: rclone_rmdir
url: /commands/rclone_rmdir/
groups: Important
# 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
```


## 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 the [global flags page](/flags/) for global options not listed here.

# SEE ALSO

* [rclone](/commands/rclone/)	 - Show help for rclone commands, flags and backends.
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			`title: "rclone rmdir"`
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			`url: /commands/rclone_rmdir/`
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			`has any objects in it, not even empty subdirectories. Use`
Version v1.59.0 2022-07-09 17:08:20 +00:00			`command [rmdirs](/commands/rclone_rmdirs/) (or [delete](/commands/rclone_delete/)`
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			```
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			```

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			```
			`-h, --help help for rmdir`
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			`## 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)`
			```

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