# How to purge/empty directory in Ansible?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-purge-empty-directory-in-ansible/12360>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** ansible-project\
**Created:** [February 15, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-purge-empty-directory-in-ansible/12360 "2013-02-15T19:54:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-purge-empty-directory-in-ansible/12360/1 "2013-02-15T19:54:15Z")

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Shell command would be fine.