How to list all the empty directories using windows batch file?

Question

I want to create a windows batch file which lists all the empty sub-directories present under the user specified root directory.

Can anybody help regarding the same?

Answer 1

@echo off
for /d /r %1 %%A in (.) do (
  dir /a /b "%%~fA" 2>nul | findstr "^" >nul || echo %%~fA
)

The above solution ignores Hidden folders. I've also been told that using both /D and /R options with FOR is bugged, though I've never had a problem with it.

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@echo off
dir /a /b %1 2>nul | findstr "^" >nul || echo %%~fA
for /f "eol=: delims=" %%A in ('dir /s /ad /b %1') do (
  dir /a /b "%%~fA" 2>nul | findstr "^" >nul || echo %%~fA
)

The 2nd solution that avoids FOR /D /R will include Hidden folders. But I believe it can fail if folder names contain Unicode.