+(defun gnus-delete-directory (directory)
+ "Delete files in DIRECTORY. Subdirectories remain.
+If there's no subdirectory, delete DIRECTORY as well."
+ (when (file-directory-p directory)
+ (let ((files (directory-files
+ directory t "^\\([^.]\\|\\.\\([^.]\\|\\..\\)\\).*"))
+ file dir)
+ (while files
+ (setq file (pop files))
+ (if (eq t (car (file-attributes file)))
+ ;; `file' is a subdirectory.
+ (setq dir t)
+ ;; `file' is a file or a symlink.
+ (delete-file file)))
+ (unless dir
+ (delete-directory directory)))))
+