rmdir

Remove directory, this command will only work if the folders are empty.

Syntax
      rmdir [options]... folder(s)...

Options
      --ignore-fail-on-non-empty
                  Ignore each failure that is solely because the
                  directory is non-empty.
  -p, --parents   Remove explicit parent directories if being emptied
      --verbose   Output a diagnostic for every directory processed
      --help      Display help and exit
      --version   Output version information and exit

Example

Before deleting with a wildcard, it's wise to echo the files first:

$ echo elvis?costello*.mp3

$ rm elvis?costello*.mp3

"It devoured my paper, it was a really good paper" - Ellen Feiss

Related Linux Bash commands:

ls - List information about files (use ls-al to see if they are empty)
rm - Remove files (rm -rf will recursively remove folders and their contents)

Equivalent Windows XP commands:

DEL - Delete one or more files
RD - Delete folders or entire folder trees (DELTREE)