PowerShell/Docs/list-empty-dirs.md
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PS> *list-empty-dirs.ps1*
====================
This PowerShell script scans and lists all empty subfolders within the given directory tree.
Parameters
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```powershell
list-empty-dirs.ps1 [[-DirTree] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-DirTree <String>
Specifies the path to the directory tree (current working directory by default)
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value "$PWD"
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./list-empty-dirs C:\
```
Notes
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
-------------
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
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```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Lists empty subfolders
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script scans and lists all empty subfolders within the given directory tree.
.PARAMETER DirTree
Specifies the path to the directory tree (current working directory by default)
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./list-empty-dirs C:\
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$DirTree = "$PWD")
try {
$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
$DirTree = Resolve-Path "$DirTree"
Write-Progress "Listing empty subfolders in $DirTree..."
[int]$Count = 0
Get-ChildItem "$DirTree" -attributes Directory -recurse | Where {$_.GetFileSystemInfos().Count -eq 0} | ForEach-Object {
"📂$($_.FullName)"
$Count++
}
[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
"✔️ found $Count empty subfolders within directory tree $DirTree in $Elapsed sec."
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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