waynejfoster
Programmer
What function can I call to see if a directory is empty?
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How do I check to see if a directory is empty
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struct dirent *dirp;
DIR *dp;
#include <stdio.h>
#include <dirent.h>
int no_files = 0;
if ((dp ==opendir("youdirectoryname"
== (DIR *) NULL)
..... error cant open dir
else
{
while (readdir(dp)) != (DIR *) NULL)
if (strcmp(dirp->d_name, "." == 0 ||
strcmp(dirp->d_name, ".." == 0)
continue;
no_files++;
}
closedir(dp);
printf(there are %d files \n", no_files);
DIR *dp;
#include <stdio.h>
#include <dirent.h>
int no_files = 0;
if ((dp ==opendir("youdirectoryname"
== (DIR *) NULL)..... error cant open dir
else
{
while (readdir(dp)) != (DIR *) NULL)
if (strcmp(dirp->d_name, "."
== 0 ||strcmp(dirp->d_name, ".."
== 0)continue;
no_files++;
}
closedir(dp);
printf(there are %d files \n", no_files);
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