for /F %%i in ('dir /b "C:\Program Files\Apache folder\*.*"') do (
echo Folder is NON empty
goto launch_app
)
How to check a folder is empty?
I tried above command, but it didn't work.
-
See also stackoverflow.com/questions/43408860/…KaFreDis– KaFreDis2019-03-23 17:24:54 +00:00Commented Mar 23, 2019 at 17:24
-
A shorter and easier way can be seen here stackoverflow.com/questions/43408860/…KaFreDis– KaFreDis2019-03-23 17:27:01 +00:00Commented Mar 23, 2019 at 17:27
Add a comment
|
5 Answers
try this:
for /F %%i in ('dir /b /a "C:\Program Files\Apache folder\*"') do (
echo if you see this the folder is NOT empty
goto launch_app
)
3 Comments
Bobby Rachel
its says system cannot find the path specified. i have Apache folder in that location. inside apache i have one more folder. but still getting error.
Endoro
To check for more folders, remove the
-d option from dir.Bobby Rachel
i tried removing -d still it says system cannot find the path specified.
I wasn't satisfied with the given answers because I try to avoid for loops, goto and temp files whenever I can.
To check if the folder is empty:
dir /b /s /a "C:\Program Files\Apache folder\" | findstr .>nul || (
echo Folder is empty
)
To check if folder is not empty:
dir /b /s /a "C:\Program Files\Apache folder\" | findstr .>nul && (
echo Folder is NOT empty
)
1 Comment
flyingblindonarocketcycle
These are gold. Thanks. Made a slight change to eliminate the creation of file called "nul".
dir /b /s /a "C:\Program Files\Apache folder\" | findstr .>NUL 2>&1 || ( echo Folder is empty ) MUST be an upper case NUL.@echo off
cls
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo TEST FOR EMPTY DIRECTORY
echo was tested with "&" without a file
echo.
echo Can use Full or Subfolder path
echo (as below) of where test.bat
echo.
set p=Raw\
echo.
echo Just to show p is set
echo.
echo "p=%p%"
echo.
echo.
echo.
pause
for /F %%i in ('dir /b /a "%p%*"') do (
echo Folder %p% was NOT empty
goto :process
)
echo Folder %p% was empty
:process
echo "BLAH, BLAH, BLAH "
:end
pause
exit
rem Copy past in notepad to try. "Create and use or change the "raw" to your own fancy."
rem Hope this helps. Works great for me and I use it.
rem Have Fun.
rem Note use go to end next line after was empty. Worked great in w10. (this program hmm)
rem IF IT WORKS FOR YOU . GIVE A +. THX!
1 Comment
RHSR
After relooking over this site I used Endoro's code 4-19-13 and modified it slightly. So a big thx to Endoro and a +.
File Not Found
@for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /b /a-d "C:\Progra~1\Apache"') do @...
The error that you see when you run this command, comes for the standard error output. But that is only a warning printed to your console. When this case happens, the body of the iteration won't be evaluated, and the algorithm based on this "for/dir" instruction, is in fact correct.
Now, if you want to get rid of this ugly error message, you need to add the following to your script, in order to redirect the standard error to null device:
2>NUL
so for instance, in a batch file, with the appropriate escape character:
@rem Print a list of file paths
@for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /b /a-d "%srcPath%" 2^>NUL') do @echo(%srcPath%\%%a
Comments
dir C:\TEST\*.* /a/b/d/od>C:\TEMP\CHECKFOLDER
for /R C:\TEMP\ %%? in (CHECKFOLDER) do (
if "%%~z?"=="0" (
ECHO Folder is empty.
) ELSE (
ECHO Folder is NOT empty
)
)
2 Comments
Suraj Kumar
Code only answers can almost always be improved by the addition of some explanation of how and why they work?
double-beep
Welcome to Stack Overflow! While this code may solve the question, including an explanation of how and why this solves the problem would really help to improve the quality of your post, and probably result in more up-votes. Remember that you are answering the question for readers in the future, not just the person asking now. Please edit your answer to add explanations and give an indication of what limitations and assumptions apply.