How to check the empty directory in shell script?

This can be easily done with the help ls command.
we can simply check the empty directory using following script.

DIR="/path/to/directory/"

if [ "$(ls -A $DIR)" ]; then
           echo "Take action $DIR is not Empty"
else
           echo "$DIR is Empty"

You can also assign the output of specific command to a separate variable instead of checking it directly in if condition.
e.g.

myVar=`(grep 'stringToSearch' filename.ext)`;

Note: Do not use spaces before and after =.

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