empty_dir: detect whether directory is empty recursively

In baizer: Useful Functions for Data Processing

detect whether directory is empty recursively

Description

detect whether directory is empty recursively

Usage

empty_dir(dir)

Arguments

dir	the directory

Value

logical value

Examples

# create an empty directory
dir.create("some/deep/path/in/a/folder", recursive = TRUE)
empty_dir("some/deep/path/in/a/folder")

# create an empty file
file.create("some/deep/path/in/a/folder/there_is_a_file.txt")
empty_dir("some/deep/path/in/a/folder")
empty_file("some/deep/path/in/a/folder/there_is_a_file.txt", strict = TRUE)

# create a file with only character of length 0
write("", "some/deep/path/in/a/folder/there_is_a_file.txt")
empty_file("some/deep/path/in/a/folder/there_is_a_file.txt", strict = TRUE)
empty_file("some/deep/path/in/a/folder/there_is_a_file.txt")

# clean
unlink("some", recursive = TRUE)

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