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Old 02-09-06, 07:32
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getting the file count

hi all
how can i get the count of files listed in a directory(comlete /with a particular extension)
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Old 02-09-06, 08:47
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Cool


man ls
man wc

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Old 02-09-06, 09:11
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ls -1 *.ext | wc -l
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Old 02-09-06, 23:31
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thnks!!!!!

thnks 4 ur help its working!!!!!
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