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--- how_to_count_all_the_files_in_a_directory [2016/08/03 23:47] – walkeradmin
+++ how_to_count_all_the_files_in_a_directory [2017/06/14 07:26] – walkeradmin
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 ====== How to count all the files in a directory ======
+<color darkorange>2016</color>
+----
+Updated <color darkorange>Jun 2017</color>
+----
+To find all of the files in a folder or directory, use:
 \\
+    find . -type f | wc -l
+\\
+The <color #ed1c24>-type f</color> means files
+\\
+\\
+To find all the sub directories, use:
+    find . -type d | wc -l
+\\
+The <color #ed1c24>-type d</color> means directories. <color #ed1c24>Please Note:</color> The directory you are searching in is counted, so even with no sub directories, the count will be 1.
+\\
+\\
+\\
+\\
+----
+Old
+----
 \\
     ls -l -R /path | wc -l
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 \\
 \\
+Or:
+\\
+\\
+#Delete subfolders from "/home/charles/testarea"\\
+\\
+#clear terminal window\\
+echo -e "\033c"\\
+\\
+find "/home/charles/testarea" -mindepth 1  -mtime +6 -type d  | while read x; do echo "---------" ; echo Deleting folder "$x" ; rm -R "$x";
+\\
+\\
+done