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Question Need help with examine the number files in directories given as arguments
Hi , this is homework .. I have to finish it tomorrow,
I did my best , but I found it so difficult .. Can You HELP Me ??!

Write a bash shell script filestatic. The script should examine the number files in directories given as arguments (parameters) to this script.
a. if one argument is given, the script should count and report the number of files in this directory. Only regular files should be counted, not directories or sub-directories. Then the script should count and reports the number of bytes consumed by the files in this directory.
b. If two arguments are given, the script should compare these two directories, and reports which directory contains more files. Only regular files should be counted, not directories or sub-directories..
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