Empty

CMD Batch script to show if a folder is empty:

@Echo off
Setlocal
if {%1}=={} set _empty=Syntax: %0 "" &goto :message

::Does folder exist
if not exist %1 (
  set _empty=No Such Folder
  goto :message
)

:: Is folder empty
set _TMP=
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir /b %1') do set _TMP=%%a

IF {%_TMP%}=={} (
  set _empty=Empty
) ELSE (
  set _empty=Not Empty
)

:message
echo:
Echo %_empty%
echo:
Endlocal & set _empty=%_empty%

“The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant” ~ Salvador DalĂ­

Related:

IF command


 
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