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 > Recursively delete all empty folders in a directory and child directories.
 
-Please consider following this project's author, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert), and consider starring the project to show your :heart: and support.
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 - [Install](#install)
 - [Usage](#usage)
 - [API](#api)
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   - [sync](#sync)
 - [examples](#examples)
 
-_(TOC generated by [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb) using [markdown-toc](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/markdown-toc))_
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 ## Install
 
 Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):