finddepth sub {(!-d or /^.{1,2}$/);rmdir},@ARGV;

That makes the test a seperate statement from the action (rmdir). So the test is doing nothing and you are running rmdir on everything, which fails silently for files and non empty directories. Change rmdir to print to see it, thats how I tested my version.

No idea why my version won't work for you it runs OK for me :)

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In reply to Re: Re: Re: Re: (golf) Recursively delete empty directories from a tree by greenFox
in thread (golf) Recursively delete empty directories from a tree by demerphq

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