How can I check whether a directory is empty before deletion?

Question

Can RemoveDir be told to remove a directory only if it is empty?

Answer 1

You can do this yourself with something like:

<Target Name="Demo">

    <ItemGroup>
        <DirFiles Include="$(DirToDelete)**\*" />
    </ItemGroup>

    <RemoveDir Directories="$(DirToDelete)" Condition=" '@(DirFiles )'=='' "/>

</Target>

I didn't try this, but it should work.

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Answer 2

Yip that will work.

Answer 3

fabulous - thanks.