Comments on: How to count files (get the number of files) under a directory in Linux? http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html Just another dumbass webmaster, goofing around... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:57:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Craig Lotter http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html/comment-page-1#comment-15331 Craig Lotter Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:30:59 +0000 http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html#comment-15331 Perfect, just what I was looking for! :) Perfect, just what I was looking for! :)

]]> By: Yang Yang http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html/comment-page-1#comment-8173 Yang Yang Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:12:50 +0000 http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html#comment-8173 Nice catch! Nice catch!

]]> By: Alex Carter http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html/comment-page-1#comment-4319 Alex Carter Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:05:32 +0000 http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html#comment-4319 Thank you for this tip. At some point I also needed to count files in all subdirectories as well, so I found this solution, may be it will be useful for somebody else: ls -laR | wc -l Thank you for this tip. At some point I also needed to count files in all subdirectories as well, so I found this solution, may be it will be useful for somebody else:

ls -laR | wc -l

]]> By: Ravindra http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html/comment-page-1#comment-4001 Ravindra Wed, 27 May 2009 09:48:47 +0000 http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html#comment-4001 ls -l . | egrep -c '^-' ls -l . | egrep -c ‘^-’

]]> By: Yang Yang http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html/comment-page-1#comment-2156 Yang Yang Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:27:38 +0000 http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html#comment-2156 @Chris I used it under a directory with around 18,000 gif images and it didn't show up the error. What's the rough number of files you have? @Chris
I used it under a directory with around 18,000 gif images and it didn’t show up the error. What’s the rough number of files you have?

]]> By: Chris http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html/comment-page-1#comment-2154 Chris Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:36:35 +0000 http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html#comment-2154 Unfortunately this wont work on directories with a lot of files in them; you'll get the "Argument list too long" error… Unfortunately this wont work on directories with a lot of files in them; you’ll get the “Argument list too long” error…

]]> By: Mike http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html/comment-page-1#comment-1326 Mike Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:27:12 +0000 http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html#comment-1326 Nice tip. Could you use something like this: ls | wc -l as well? Nice tip. Could you use something like this:

ls | wc -l

as well?

]]> By: Jackson Matthews http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html/comment-page-1#comment-1295 Jackson Matthews Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:11:50 +0000 http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html#comment-1295 I am going to switch to linux in a few days, most likely sometime before Christmas! I will surely have to save this code somewhere. This will make life much easier. Thanks for the quick tip! Thank You, I am going to switch to linux in a few days, most likely sometime before Christmas! I will surely have to save this code somewhere. This will make life much easier. Thanks for the quick tip!

Thank You,

]]> By: Yang Yang http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html/comment-page-1#comment-1124 Yang Yang Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:09:32 +0000 http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html#comment-1124 @Hans While many agree that learning new things is exciting, refreshing and often bringing new perspectives, it's in nature a cost. Every new approach comes with a cost, to adopt it or not is the question of cost-effectiveness. @Hans

While many agree that learning new things is exciting, refreshing and often bringing new perspectives, it’s in nature a cost.

Every new approach comes with a cost, to adopt it or not is the question of cost-effectiveness.

]]> By: Joe Nathan http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html/comment-page-1#comment-1113 Joe Nathan Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:31:09 +0000 http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html#comment-1113 Hi! Are you interested in getting a banner/ header/ logo/ template/ business cards/ mascot designs / directory or article submissions, for your site for no money, in return we require text links from your site http://www.kavoir.com. Approaching you through this form since I could not find out the email address. Please get back to me if you are interested. Hi! Are you interested in getting a banner/ header/ logo/ template/ business cards/ mascot designs / directory or article submissions, for your site for no money, in return we require text links from your site http://www.kavoir.com. Approaching you through this form since I could not find out the email address. Please get back to me if you are interested.

]]> By: Hans http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html/comment-page-1#comment-1107 Hans Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:11:43 +0000 http://www.kavoir.com/2008/11/how-to-count-files-get-the-number-of-files-under-a-directory-in-linux.html#comment-1107 I will try this command later when I switched to Linux. I am still in exploration stage in Ubuntu and I am having difficulty every now and then that is why I tend to go back to Windows when I am rushing up something. I will try this command later when I switched to Linux. I am still in exploration stage in Ubuntu and I am having difficulty every now and then that is why I tend to go back to Windows when I am rushing up something.

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