How to Count Files and Directories on Linux
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This tutorial covers how to count files and directories using Linux command line tools such as ls, wc and find and how to write a simple python script to count files and directories
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Being able to count files in a directory on Linux, or directories themselves, is a useful admin task to know how to carry out. It may be that you are troubleshooting disk space issues or it could be that you are investigating a problem with log file rotation. There are many reasons why you may want to count files in a directory or to count the number of directories.
This article looks at some of the ways, and tools, you can use to count files when using Linux. Full Story |
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