find -maxdepth 1 -type d | wc -l includes current directory too in the count.
To subtract one from it you can do this:
Solution given by itkamaraj is a good workaround.
Why do you want to use 'find' for this, a command which searches recursively and then suppress its recursive ability?
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I want to find if a certain exe is running and if it is running i want to stop the execution of this exe (the exe has been created by me) on solaris.
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Hi,
Could someone tell me how to stop SQLPLUS command from printing the connection details in the console.
Below is the lines i get in console when executing the sqlplus...
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Basically I am running a script in another script.
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cd ${DIRECTORY}
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Using grep command, i want to find the pattern of text in all directories and sub-directories.
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Hi,
I am trying to find the number of cache misses that are caused by my code. The best way I could find was to use the perf command. After running command: perf stat dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/null count=100, the output I got is:
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Scenario:
1. Log into a linux server interface as root.
2. Inititiate an SSH session with the server using Putty and a valid user account (e.g. fakeuser).
3. Log into TTY2 of the linux server interface using another valid user account (e.g. faketester).
Issue:
With these three login... (1 Reply)
Scenario:
Log into a linux server interface as root.
Inititiate an SSH session with the server using Putty and a valid user account (e.g. fakeuser).
Log into TTY2 of the linux server interface using another valid user account (e.g. faketester).
Issue:
With these three login sessions,... (8 Replies)
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hal-find
hal-find(1M) System Administration Commands hal-find(1M)NAME
hal-find, hal-find-by-capability, hal-find-by-property - search HAL global device list
SYNOPSIS
hal-find-by-capability --capability capability [--help]
[--verbose] [--version]
hal-find-by-property --key key --string value [--help]
[--verbose] [--version]
DESCRIPTION
The hal-find commands, hal-find-by-capability and hal-find-by-property, search the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) device list by speci-
fied criteria and displays results on the standard output. hal-find-by-capability searches by capability, such as volume or block. hal-
find-by-property searches by property, such as block.is_volume or volume.disc.has_audio.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
--capability capability HAL device capability to search for.
--help Display list of options.
--key key The key to the property that is the basis of the search.
--string value The string value associated with the property that is the basis of the search.
--verbose Verbose mode.
--version Display version and exit.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWhalr |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Volatile |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO hald(1M), attributes(5), hal(5)SunOS 5.11 22 Aug 2006 hal-find(1M)