diff --git a/dir-empty b/dir-empty
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Check that all of the given directories are empty
+
+for d in "$@"; do
+  if [[ -n "$(ls -1 "$d")" ]]; then
+    exit 1
+  fi
+done
+
+exit 0