Purge Empty Folders

Scenario

The /tmp directory has accumulated numerous leftover folders from previous application runs and temporary scripts. Many of these directories are now empty and can be safely removed.

Task

Write a command or short script that searches through /tmp, finds all empty directories recursively, and deletes them without affecting any directories that contain files or subdirectories.

Example

# Before (empty directories present)

/tmp/old_build_cache/
/tmp/session_temp_1234/
/tmp/extract_workspace/
/tmp/app_tmp_5678/
/tmp/active_project/file.txt

# After (empty directories removed)

/tmp/active_project/file.txt

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