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 ### emptyDir(dir, [callback])
 
-Ensures that a directory is empty. If the directory does not exist, it is created. The directory itself is not deleted.
+Ensures that a directory is empty. Deletes directory contents if the directory is not empty. If the directory does not exist, it is created. The directory itself is not deleted.
 
 Alias: `emptydir()`