Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!lll-winken!taco!garfield.catt.ncsu.edu!harris From: harris@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Michael Harris) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: How do I tell when a directory is empty in a script? Message-ID: <1991Mar30.163906.11749@ncsu.edu> Date: 30 Mar 91 16:39:06 GMT References: <1991Mar30.040400.13893@ncsu.edu> Sender: news@ncsu.edu (USENET News System) Organization: North Carolina State University Lines: 8 Thanks to all that helped. I wouldn't have asked such a simple question, but the -A option was not in the man page for ls on our system! It does work though. Strange, isn't it? __ _ ___ ___ Michael Harris - harris@catt.ncsu.edu // _ | / \ | | Computer and Technologies Theme Program // /||\/||/ _ /| |__ / /_\ | | North Carolina State University \X/ /-|| ||\_|/-|