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RmEDir

Version:
1.0
Release date:
2018.01.19
Language:
English
License:
Freeware, Open Source
System:
Windows / Linux
Downloads:
20,527

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Description

RmEDir is a small command line utility which allows you to recursively delete all empty subdirectories from the specified directory.

By default, the program also deletes empty directories with the Read-onlySystem and Hidden attributes (on Windows system), but you can disable it with the --keep-special-dirs switch.

The program has no built-in file deletion function, so you can be sure that no file will be deleted by accident.

RmEDir supports network directories and paths exceeding the MAX_PATH (260) character limit.

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Usage

RmEDir version 1.0 [Win 64-bit] (2018.01.19)

Usage: rmedir.exe [-r=X] [-d] [-k] [-h] [-V] [--home] Directory

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
Options are case-sensitive. Options in square brackets are optional.
The last parameter must be the name of an existing directory.

Available options:

Switch Description
Recursively removes empty directories up to level X in the directory structure (default X=500).
It also removes the input directory given on the command line (if empty).
By default, the program deletes empty directories with the Read-onlyHidden and System attributes set. If you want to keep such directories, use this option.
Available only in the Windows version.
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Examples

  1. Delete all empty subdirectories from D:\SomeDir, but do not delete D:\SomeDir even if it is empty:

    rmedir.exe D:\SomeDir

  2. Delete all empty subdirectories from D:\SomeDir, and also delete D:\SomeDir if it is empty:

    rmedir.exe -d D:\SomeDir

  3. Delete all empty subdirectories from the current directory:

    rmedir.exe .\

How to uninstall?

RmEDir application is distributed in the form of archive and does not require any special uninstall process. To uninstall it, just delete files previously extracted from the archive.

End User License Agreement

This program is completely free. You can use it without any restrictions, also for commercial purposes.