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clarify in case people expect directories to be empty just because they don't contain any matched files

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Stefan Bodewig 17 years ago
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@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ be triggered when using nested filesets by setting the
<code>includeEmptyDirs</code> attribute to <i>true</i>. Note that this <code>includeEmptyDirs</code> attribute to <i>true</i>. Note that this
attribute is meaningless in the context of any of the various resource attribute is meaningless in the context of any of the various resource
collection types that <i>do</i> include directories, but that no attempt collection types that <i>do</i> include directories, but that no attempt
will be made to delete non-empty directories in any case.</p>
will be made to delete non-empty directories in any case. Whether a
directory is empty or not is decided by looking into the filesystem -
include or exclude patterns don't apply here.</p>
<p> <p>
If you use this task to delete temporary files created by editors If you use this task to delete temporary files created by editors
and it doesn't seem to work, read up on the and it doesn't seem to work, read up on the


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