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--- how_to_count_all_the_files_in_a_directory [2017/01/29 18:17] – walkeradmin
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 <color darkorange>2016</color>
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+Updated <color darkorange>Jun 2017</color>
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+To find all of the files in a folder or directory, use:
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+    find . -type f | wc -l
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+The <color #ed1c24>-type f</color> means files
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+To find all the sub directories, use:
+    find . -type d | wc -l
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+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.
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