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 ## Deleting Directories
 
 ```bash
-rmdir foo                        # Delete non-empty directory
+rmdir foo                        # Delete empty directory
 rm -r|--recursive foo            # Delete directory including contents
 rm -r|--recursive -f|--force foo # Delete directory including contents, ignore nonexistent files and never prompt
 ```