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Old 03-25-2011
Get the file count in a folder
What is the best way to get the file count (Including the subdirectories) under a folder?
# 2  
Old 03-25-2011
One way would be..
Code:
find . -type f |wc -l

# 3  
Old 03-25-2011
Hi un1xl0ver_rwx,

Another way could be:
Code:
ls -lR | awk '$7~/:/ && $1!~/^d/{print}' | wc -l


But the outputs are different between:
Code:
find . -type f | wc -l

and

Code:
ls -lR | awk '$7~/:/ && $1!~/^d/{print}' | wc -l

I compare and I found that when I use
Code:
"find . -type f

appear extra lines with
Code:
Some/Path/.exists

in empty folders and this count like another file when really doesn't exist.

Why does this happen?

Regards
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Old 03-25-2011
@cgkmal, why would you want to count files using ls -lR? your pattern "$1!~/^d/{print}" will also count other types such as sockets, pipes etc....
# 5  
Old 03-25-2011
Code:
find Commands|wc -l

is what I needed.

Thanks!
# 6  
Old 03-25-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by kurumi
@cgkmal, why would you want to count files using ls -lR? your pattern "$1!~/^d/{print}" will also count other types such as sockets, pipes etc....
Hi Kurumi,

In order to learn, may you show how it looks a socket, pipe and other different elements in a ls -lR print?

Regarding to your question:
Well, when I see the print of ls -lR, prints all files in a folder and its subfolders showing this structure:
Code:
./Some folder:
total 20
drwxr-xr-x 8 user user  4096 2011-03-17 20:13 Xlib
-rw-r--r-- 1  user user   948 2005-09-30 12:57 Changes

As far as I know, in this print out format, lines beginning with "d" are representing directories and the other would be files.
Being newbie in unix I don't know completely how it work linux systems, what you say is new for me, and I'll take present, thanks for that.

But actually using my code (in my case), the result (205 files) is less than find command's output (220).

I see is because "find . -type f" is adding "some path/.exists" lines like ls -lRa does.

Maybe somebody knows?

Regards.
Last edited by cgkmal; 03-25-2011 at 04:24 AM..
# 7  
Old 03-25-2011
Use this command this is the fastest , even faster than find.

Code:
 ls -lR . | egrep -c '^-'

The reason for difference is output in find and ls is ignoring hidden files.
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