It is preferable to use
find
when performing this task: e.g.
find . -type d -empty -delete
find . -depth -type d -size -2k -exec rm -rv {} \
Default behaivor:
- lists empty folders
- y/N prompt to remove listed folders
To remove folders below a certain size, use threshold flag.
Flag | Type | Desc. |
---|---|---|
Threshold | int |
Delete folders lower than a threshold in bytes |
NoConfirm | bool |
Do not ask for deletion confirmation |
Remove folders with size lower than 2 KiB
rmef -T 2048
Remove empty folders and do not ask for confirmation
rmef -N