Ubuntu – How to count number of files in a directory but not recursively

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Simple question I'm sure. I've seen an answer that show how to do it including subdirectories, but I want to know how many files (not folders) are in the current directory only. Thanks.

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ls -F |grep -v / | wc -l

ls -F list all files and append indicator (one of */=>@|) to entries
grep -v / keep all de strings that do not contain a slash
wc -l count lines

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Ubuntu – Grep through subdirectories

Use the -R (equivalent to --recursive) option to grep.

EDIT: after reading the thread, in the combination ls /mydata | grep txt$ you do not need recursive grep, but recursive ls. You do not grep the files; you grep the output of ls, which happens to be a list of files.

"Recursive ls" is called find :-)

find /mydata -type f | grep txt$

or, better,

find /mydata -type f -name '*.txt'

Ubuntu – How to have `ll` command not display hidden files

Open the file .bashrc in your home directory. The should be an entry which looks like:

alias ll='ls -la'

Remove the last a, save the file and open a new shell. Now ll should work as want you. If you do not find the line, you can add it to your .bashrc:

alias ll='ls -l'

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