[TynesideLUG] Counting files in a directory

[Ian Bruntlett]

Hi,

This is a message for Jimmy, about our conversation at the weekend.

To count the files and folders in a directory, use:-
$ ls -1 | wc -l

To count folders:-
$ ls -d1 */ | wc -l

HTH,


Ian

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