lib/nanoc/cli/commands/create-site.rb in nanoc-4.0.0a2 vs lib/nanoc/cli/commands/create-site.rb in nanoc-4.0.0b1

@@ -278,10 +278,10 @@
       # Extract arguments and options
       path        = arguments[0]
       data_source = options[:datasource] || 'filesystem_unified'
 
       # Check whether site exists
-      if File.exist?(path)
+      if File.exist?(path) && (!File.directory?(path) || !(Dir.entries(path) - %w{ . .. }).empty?)
         raise Nanoc::Int::Errors::GenericTrivial, "A site at '#{path}' already exists."
       end
 
       # Check whether data source exists
       if Nanoc::DataSource.named(data_source).nil?