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04-12-2008

era

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Code:

for d in dir/*/.; do
  rmdir "${d%/.}"
done

This may require minor modifications. ${var%suf} means remove "suf" from the value of $var -- try it with echo instead of rmdir to see what it does, and whether it's suitable for you.