Re: checking to see if a directory is empty

unless( glob "*" ){ 
   print "empty dir\n" 
}else{ 
   print "non-empty dir\n" 
}
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Re^2: checking to see if a directory is empty by merlyn (Sage) on Jul 27, 2005 at 22:08 UTC
That's a glob in a scalar context, aka Broken. See Re^3: Finding if files exist when names randomly have letters in both upper and lower cases for more information and examples. -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker Be sure to read my standard disclaimer if this is a reply.	[reply]