Index: rmdir.1
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RCS file: /cvsroot/src/bin/rmdir/rmdir.1,v
retrieving revision 1.17
diff -u -p -r1.17 rmdir.1
--- rmdir.1	3 Jul 2017 21:33:23 -0000	1.17
+++ rmdir.1	12 May 2025 06:11:15 -0000
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 .\"
 .\"	@(#)rmdir.1	8.1 (Berkeley) 5/31/93
 .\"
-.Dd August 12, 2016
+.Dd May 12, 2025
 .Dt RMDIR 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 .Nd remove directories
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
-.Op Fl p
+.Op Fl pv
 .Ar directory ...
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The rmdir utility removes the directory entry specified by
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ is empty when
 .Nm
 tries to remove it.
 .Pp
-The following option is available:
+The following options are available:
 .Bl -tag -width Ds
 .It Fl p
 Each
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ starting with the last most component.
 (See
 .Xr rm 1
 for fully non-discriminant recursive removal.)
+.It Fl v
+Cause
+.Nm
+to be verbose, showing directories as they are processed.
 .El
 .Sh EXIT STATUS
 The
Index: rmdir.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/src/bin/rmdir/rmdir.c,v
retrieving revision 1.27
diff -u -p -r1.27 rmdir.c
--- rmdir.c	10 Aug 2017 22:52:13 -0000	1.27
+++ rmdir.c	12 May 2025 06:11:15 -0000
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ __RCSID("$NetBSD: rmdir.c,v 1.27 2017/08
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+static int vflag;
+
 static int	rm_path(char *);
 __dead static void	usage(void);
 
@@ -64,11 +66,14 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	(void)setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
 
 	pflag = 0;
-	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "p")) != -1)
+	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "pv")) != -1)
 		switch(ch) {
 		case 'p':
 			pflag = 1;
 			break;
+		case 'v':
+			vflag = 1;
+			break;
 		case '?':
 		default:
 			usage();
@@ -84,8 +89,12 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		if (rmdir(*argv) < 0) {
 			warn("%s", *argv);
 			errors = 1;
-		} else if (pflag)
-			errors |= rm_path(*argv);
+		} else {
+			if (vflag)
+				(void)printf("%s\n", *argv);
+			if (pflag)
+				errors |= rm_path(*argv);
+		}
 	}
 
 	exit(errors);
@@ -110,7 +119,8 @@ rm_path(char *path)
 		if (rmdir(path) < 0) {
 			warn("%s", path);
 			return (1);
-		}
+		} else if (vflag)
+			(void)printf("%s\n", path);
 	}
 
 	return (0);
@@ -119,7 +129,7 @@ rm_path(char *path)
 static void
 usage(void)
 {
-	(void)fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s [-p] directory ...\n", getprogname());
+	(void)fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s [-pv] directory ...\n", getprogname());
 	exit(1);
 	/* NOTREACHED */
 }