Re: quick howto-command questions?
On Tue, Mar 20, 2001 at 09:12:41AM -0000, john smith wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Some quick questions;
>
> 1. How can I find out the total number of files (also hidden) in the current
> directory?
>
ls -a | wc -l
> 2. How can I find out the total number of executable files (also hidden) in
> the current directory?
>
Executable by whom?
> 3. how to find the total number of files of a given an extension?
> (ex."*.tar.gz")
>
ls *.tar.gz | wc -l
> 4.how to list files alphabetically that end in "*.c"?
>
ls *.c
>
> please don't forget to CC me.
>
> TIA,
>
>
> JOHN
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