A programm that deletes all empty folders.

[Ren]

Is there such software?
If not, can anyone show me how to code it in C++?

[SSH]

Code: ags

find / -size 0 -type d -print | xargs rmdir

[Ren]

I'll try that

[Ren]

Can i have the full code, please?

I just learned ''Hello World!''...

If this helps i'm using Visual C++ Express (etc)

[AGA]

That's a DOS command, not C++. Press Win+R, type 'cmd', then type all that into the window that opens.

[Ren]

It doesn't work for me.

[EldKatt]

Doesn't run or just doesn't work? If the latter... do empty directories really have zero size? Thinking out loud here.

[SSH]

Well, it works fine in Linux and HP-UX. Install cygwin and it should work on Windows, too

[Matti]

"xargs" isn't recognized...

[SSH]

"xargs" isn't recognized...

by what?

[EldKatt]

I'm not sure it would work even on Linux, SSH. The size of a directory (which is just a file that is a directory) has nothing to do with its contents, right? Mine are all 4096b, whatever they contain.

[Matti]

"xargs" isn't recognized...

by what?

The windows console (cmd.exe).

Something like:" 'xargs' is spelled wrong or couldn't be found"..

[scotch]

Like SSH said, that's a linux/unix command, you can install cygwin and get those tools on Windows. Or if you'd prefer here's a python program to do it:

Code: ags

import os
for dir, subdirs, files in os.walk("/"):
    if not files and not subdirs: os.rmdir(dir)

[Ren]

Now it says something about loops.

[MrColossal]

If you get an error you should explain the error exactly and write it out word for word.

[Ren]

Now it says:
''failed to remove '(path)': no such file or directory

[BOYD1981]

if you had bothered searching you would have found both this and this amongst other things.

[Ren]

Thanks. Just what i've been  looking for