RE: Empty directory

Another way :

if (scalar `ls $dirname`) {print "Directory $dirname is not empty\n"};
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With best regards
Maqs.

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RE: RE: Empty directory by merlyn (Sage) on May 15, 2000 at 21:27 UTC
1) useless use of scalar 2) dangerous use of interpolation into a backquoted string, for no real gain	[reply]