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From: harris@catt.ncsu.edu (Michael Harris)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: How do I tell when a directory is empty in a script?
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Date: 30 Mar 91 04:04:00 GMT
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When I am running a shell script, how can I tell when a directory is empty?
I tried looking at the output of ls -a but it includes . and ..
Suggestions anyone?

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