To count files in a directory
$ ls directory | wc -l
To count all files in the directory and its subdirectories
$ ls -R directory | wc -l
Counting files in a directory
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To count files in a directory
$ ls directory | wc -l
To count all files in the directory and its subdirectories
$ ls -R directory | wc -l