commit e7d4632a9813400ff688aa82513b6b088c04dd7e
parent c515a8c1e2dcc5e28b7477a1fb69c9c564c417f0
Author: phoebos <ben@bvnf.space>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2023 15:10:22 +0100
add README
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+empty-dirs
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+empty-dirs
+==========
+
+For use in shell scripts, such as:
+
+ $ while :; do
+ d=$(empty-dirs /tmp/foo 2>/dev/null)
+ [ "$d" ] || break
+ rmdir $d
+ done
+
+which removes all directories up to and including /tmp/foo which are
+empty, or only contain empty directories (which would be empty after
+removing their child directories).
+
+LICENSE
+-------
+
+This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+
+Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or
+distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled
+binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any
+means.
+
+In jurisdictions that recognize copyright laws, the author or authors
+of this software dedicate any and all copyright interest in the
+software to the public domain. We make this dedication for the benefit
+of the public at large and to the detriment of our heirs and
+successors. We intend this dedication to be an overt act of
+relinquishment in perpetuity of all present and future rights to this
+software under copyright law.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
+OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+For more information, please refer to <http://unlicense.org/>
