[TriLUG] file and directory count

[Jeremy Portzer]

On Fri, 2003-08-01 at 11:10, Ken Mink wrote:
> Another big problem with doing it with 'ls' is that it won't get dot
> files. If you don't get the dot files in /home, your count will be WAY
> off. If you use 'ls -a', you'll get '.' and '..'. You'll have to
> remember to subtract 2 from the count.
> The find command is the way to go.
> 

To continue to beat this dead horse, you can use "ls -A" to show all
files, including dot files, except for "." and ".." 

ls has a LOT of options... :-)

--Jeremy

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