bash recursive folder delete

#!/bin/bash
# recursive delete to base folder

#recrmdir /base/sub1/sub2/subN

# Example:

# rm -f /base/sub1/sub2/subN

# rm -f /base/sub1/sub2

# rm -f /base/sub1

recrmdir()

{

  rm -f $1

  if [ "$1" = '/base' ] ;

  then

    return 0

  fi

  recrmdir ${1%/*}

}