Re: file/package counter

[K-sPecial <spam@blazemail.com>]

Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:
> Hi,
> Is there any package that enables one to count the number of files in a directory(s) and/or number of packages installed on a system. Thanks...

Well to figure out how many files in a directory (not including 
directories and not including files in sub directories:

'find <path> -type f -maxdepth 1 | wc -l'

To find how many directories and files in a single directory (still not 
including sub directories)

'find <path> -maxdepth 1 | wc -l'

Both can be applied, removing the '-maxdepth 1' parameter, and checking 
the directory specified and all it's subdirectories.

so 'find <path> | wc -l' would tell you how many directories and files 
(including subdirectores and their files/directories) are present in the 
given path.. you get the point.

There might be better ways to do this I don't know.
Note when not using -type f, one directory will be counted as the 
current directory.

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