>    1!:5
> http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/dx001.htm

Darn -- I should have found that

> 
> > I am searching for the analogue to mkdir('path') in Algol-ish
> languages.
> >
> > The overall problem is to check and see if a directory has been
> created, see if it is full.
> > If not created, create it.  If it has been created and is not empty
> of output, throw an error.
> > If it has been created but has no output, carry on as if nothing
> happened.
> 
> What does "full" and "empty of output" mean for a directory?

Sorry -- full == with files of any sort, empty == without any files

Tx
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