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Model Specific Forums => Sharp Zaurus => Zaurus - pdaXrom => Topic started by: Jon_J on February 09, 2007, 05:56:09 pm
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I'm copying some data files for a game to a directory on my /hdc1
There are supposed to be 158 files in this directory. I accidentally left 4 files out, but when comparing them on windows, I had one too many files after copying the 4 files.
So I found the file and removed it.
When I tried to look at this directory on my Zaurus, I couldn't find the command switch for ls to list the number of files in this directory.
I used emelFM, but it didn't have the option to show the number of files in a directory, so I hi-lited all the files and clicked the "File info" button. That didn't work either.
Needless to say, after clicking that "File info" button, I had to manually close 158 dialog boxes...whew!
After I closed emelFM, I restarted X, just in case I buggered something up.
In Linux, how do you do a file count inside a directory?
I don't want to install another filemanager at this point.
Isn't there a console command that does this? like "dir" in DOS
Thank you
Jon
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I'm copying some data files for a game to a directory on my /hdc1
There are supposed to be 158 files in this directory. I accidentally left 4 files out, but when comparing them on windows, I had one too many files after copying the 4 files.
So I found the file and removed it.
When I tried to look at this directory on my Zaurus, I couldn't find the command switch for ls to list the number of files in this directory.
I used emelFM, but it didn't have the option to show the number of files in a directory, so I hi-lited all the files and clicked the "File info" button. That didn't work either.
Needless to say, after clicking that "File info" button, I had to manually close 158 dialog boxes...whew!
After I closed emelFM, I restarted X, just in case I buggered something up.
In Linux, how do you do a file count inside a directory?
I don't want to install another filemanager at this point.
Isn't there a console command that does this? like "dir" in DOS
Thank you
Jon
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ls /somedir/ |wc -l
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That worked. I was already in the directory, so I did ls |wc -l (I put this shortcut on a button in emelFM)
That's not shown in ls --help ( this is a copy/paste from ls --help in Cacko)BusyBox v0.60.4 (2003.04.15-01:23+0000) multi-call binary
Usage: ls [-1AacCdeFilnpLRrSsTtuvwxXhk] [filenames...]
List directory contents
Options:
-1 list files in a single column
-A do not list implied . and ..
-a do not hide entries starting with .
-C list entries by columns
-c with -l: show ctime
-d list directory entries instead of contents
-e list both full date and full time
-F append indicator (one of */=@|) to entries
-i list the i-node for each file
-l use a long listing format
-n list numeric UIDs and GIDs instead of names
-p append indicator (one of /=@|) to entries
-L list entries pointed to by symbolic links
-R list subdirectories recursively
-r sort the listing in reverse order
-S sort the listing by file size
-s list the size of each file, in blocks
-T NUM assume Tabstop every NUM columns
-t with -l: show modification time
-u with -l: show access time
-v sort the listing by version
-w NUM assume the terminal is NUM columns wide
-x list entries by lines instead of by columns
-X sort the listing by extension
-h print sizes in human readable format (e.g., 1K 243M 2G )
-k print sizes in kilobytes(default)
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That worked. I was already in the directory, so I did ls |wc -l
That's not shown in ls --help ( this is a copy/paste from ls --help in Cacko)BusyBox v0.60.4 (2003.04.15-01:23+0000) multi-call binary
Usage: ls [-1AacCdeFilnpLRrSsTtuvwxXhk] [filenames...]
List directory contents
Options:
-1 list files in a single column
-A do not list implied . and ..
-a do not hide entries starting with .
-C list entries by columns
-c with -l: show ctime
-d list directory entries instead of contents
-e list both full date and full time
-F append indicator (one of */=@|) to entries
-i list the i-node for each file
-l use a long listing format
-n list numeric UIDs and GIDs instead of names
-p append indicator (one of /=@|) to entries
-L list entries pointed to by symbolic links
-R list subdirectories recursively
-r sort the listing in reverse order
-S sort the listing by file size
-s list the size of each file, in blocks
-T NUM assume Tabstop every NUM columns
-t with -l: show modification time
-u with -l: show access time
-v sort the listing by version
-w NUM assume the terminal is NUM columns wide
-x list entries by lines instead of by columns
-X sort the listing by extension
-h print sizes in human readable format (e.g., 1K 243M 2G )
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cause there is no ls option to do summaries, especially busybox ls. the command here is: wc
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Thank you again, it will take me awhile to learn the quirks of Linux. Things have just been so easy in windows for so many years.
BTW, I was able to make that command into a button in emelFM
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Thank you again, it will take me awhile to learn the quirks of Linux. Things have just been so easy in windows for so many years.
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I find that is the most frustrating AND fun part of Linux. The learning curve is long but it's a heck of a ride. P
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to count all files in a multi-dir hierarchy:
find . -type f -ls | wc -l
to count dirs
find . -type d -ls | wc -l
to "reset" protection on files and dirs:
find . -type f -exec chmod u=rw,o=r,g=r {} \;
find . -type d -exec chmod u=rwx,o=rx,g=rx {} \;
find-exec is your friend, but a powerful & dangerous one :-)