diff --git a/rmdir.c b/rmdir.c
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index 0000000..adfb3e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rmdir.c
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+#define _POSIX_C_SOURCE 200809L
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+int remove_up(char * path);
+
+int main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
+  int do_remove_up = 0, error = 0; char c;
+
+  while((c = getopt(argc, argv, "p")) != -1) {
+    do_remove_up = c == 'p' ? 1 : do_remove_up;
+  }
+
+  for(; optind < argc; optind++) {
+    if(remove_up) {
+      int status = remove_up(argv[optind]);
+      if(status == -1) {
+        switch(errno) {
+          case EACCES: fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s: write permission denied\n", 
+                               argv[0], argv[optind]); error = 1; break;
+          case EBUSY: fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s: file in use\n", argv[0], 
+                              argv[optind]); error = 1; break;
+          case ENOTEMPTY:
+          case EEXIST: fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s: directory not empty\n", argv[0], 
+                               argv[optind]); error = 1; break;
+          case EINVAL: error = 1; break;
+          case EIO: fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s: IO error\n", argv[0], argv[optind]);
+                    error = 1; break;
+          case ELOOP: error = 1; break;
+          case ENAMETOOLONG: error = 1; break;
+          case ENOENT: fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s: file not found\n", argv[0], 
+                               argv[optind]); error = 1; break;
+          case ENOTDIR: fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s: not a directory\n", argv[0], 
+                                argv[optind]); error = 1; break;
+          case EPERM: error = 1; break;
+          case EROFS: fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s: contained on read-only filesystem",
+                              argv[0], argv[optind]); error = 1; break;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    else {
+      int status = rmdir(argv[optind]);
+      if(status == -1) {
+        switch(errno) {
+          case EACCES: fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s: write permission denied\n", 
+                               argv[0], argv[optind]); error = 1; break;
+          case EBUSY: fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s: file in use\n", argv[0], 
+                              argv[optind]); error = 1; break;
+          case ENOTEMPTY:
+          case EEXIST: fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s: directory not empty\n", argv[0], 
+                               argv[optind]); error = 1; break;
+          case EINVAL: error = 1; break;
+          case EIO: fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s: IO error\n", argv[0], argv[optind]);
+                    error = 1; break;
+          case ELOOP: error = 1; break;
+          case ENAMETOOLONG: error = 1; break;
+          case ENOENT: fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s: file not found\n", argv[0], 
+                               argv[optind]); error = 1; break;
+          case ENOTDIR: fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s: not a directory\n", argv[0], 
+                                argv[optind]); error = 1; break;
+          case EPERM: error = 1; break;
+          case EROFS: fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s: contained on read-only filesystem",
+                              argv[0], argv[optind]); error = 1; break;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return error;
+}
+
+int remove_up(char * path) {
+  if(path[0] == '.' && path[1] == '\0') {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  else {
+    return rmdir(path) == -1 ? -1 : remove_up(dirname(path));
+  }
+}
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