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  1. 05-10-2009 #1
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    [SOLVED] simple count command

    I am trying to count how many files and folders in a directory using the ls command.

    How would I accomplish this? wc? what does the command look like?
  2. 05-10-2009 #2
    Goddard
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    I type

    Code:
    ls | wc
    and nothing happens
  3. 05-10-2009 #3
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    never mind I got it.

    ls -1 | wc -l
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