Re: Checking if directory is empty in postrm

[Chris Waters <xtifr@dsp.net>]

Cylord wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 17, 1998 at 03:05:08PM +0100, Richard Braakman wrote:
> > Chris Waters wrote:
> > > if [ "$(echo * .*)" = "* . .." ] ; then echo empty dir; fi
[but]
> > touch *
[fixed by]
> if [ "$(echo * ? .*)" = "* ? . .." ] ; then echo REALLY empty dir; fi

Good save!  And a great demonstration of the advantages of free
software, peer review, and the bazaar model!  :-)

cheers
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