List Number Of Files In A Directory?

[Jon_J]

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

[Meanie]

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

[Jon_J]

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)

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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)

[Meanie]

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)

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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

[Jon_J]

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

[Antikx]

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

[speculatrix]

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 :-)