Once upon a time Lance Hoffmeyer said... > How can I get a count of the number of files in a directory? > directory + subdirectoies?
in a directory: $ ls -1 $dir | wc -l for subdirectories too: $ find $dir -type f | wc -l That last one gives you only the count of files. Directories themselves are not counted. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]