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--- linux:find:find_empty_directories [2020/05/05 17:37] – created peter
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 ====== Linux - Find - Find Empty Directories ======
+<code bash>
+find ./ -type d -empty
+</code>
+This command will find all empty directories in the current directory with sub-directories and then print the full pathname for each empty directory to the screen.
+  * **./** means start searching from the current directory.  If you want to find files from another directory then replace the ./ with the path to needed directory.  For example, to search everything under the system log directory you need to replace ./ with /var/log.
+  * **-type d**  flag is specifies to find only directories.
+  * **-empty**  flag is specifies to find empty directories.
+----
+===== Find and then delete all empty directories =====
+To find and then delete all empty directories, use:
+<code bash>
+find ./ -depth -type d -empty -exec rmdir {} \;
+</code>
+or
+<code bash>
+find ./ -type d -empty -delete
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  The **-delete** option is the best choice when it is supported by the find you are using.
+</WRAP>