Howto delete empty directories in GNU /Linux with
find linux command
Ever wondered how you can delete all the empty directories in
Linux?
I bet you did, there are many ways to achieve that in GNU/Linux,
however here is one way you might go:
First it is probably a good idea to list the empty directories and
examine the empty directories before you take the next step and
execute a command to delete them:
find . -depth -type d -empty
Now after you take a close look in the directories, next step to
partake is delete the directories.
find . -depth -type d empty -exec rmdir {}
\;
Be aware that in the above examples, the first one would list all
directories in your current directory in which you
execute the command, the second example will delete all the empty
directories starting from your current directory unto the deepest
located empty directory in the directory tree.