Count files recursively in a directory using Linux
Using Linux, to get the number of files in the current directory, use: ls -1 | wc -l To count the number of files recursively in the current and all directories below it, use: find . -type f | wc -l
Using Linux, to get the number of files in the current directory, use: ls -1 | wc -l To count the number of files recursively in the current and all directories below it, use: find . -type f | wc -l