[HADOOP-6385] dfs does not support -rmdir (was HDFS-639)

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.23.0
• Component/s: fs
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Release Note: The "rm" family of FsShell commands now supports -rmdir and -f options.
• Assignee: Daryn Sharp
• Reporter: Scott Phillips
• Created: 23/Nov/09 21:48
• Updated: 15/Nov/11 00:50
• Resolved: 26/Jul/11 05:02

Description

From HDFS-639
> Given we have a mkdir, we should have a rmdir. Using rmr is not
> a reasonable substitute when you only want to delete empty
> directories.

Issue Links

• is part of: HADOOP-7209 Extensions to FsShell