Get number of files in a dir

[jdvilla]

How can I get the number of files in a directory?

[hlrguy]

ls |wc -l
ls -d |wc -l

I was surprised that ls didn't have an 'exclude directories' option, so two steps. That is wc - 'el', not 'one'.

hlrguy

[jdvilla]

thanks.

[hlrguy]

Oops, forgot the important step. Subtract the smaller number (the number of subdirectiries) from the larger number, (the number of files + subdirectories).

Glad to help.

hlrguy