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in thread number of files in current directory - one liner

perl -le 'chdir pop||die;opendir D,".";print 0+grep-f,readdir D' some_
+dir_out_there

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Re: •Re: Re: •Re: number of files in directory - one liner
by Juerd (Abbot) on Mar 27, 2002 at 18:20 UTC

    I feel like golfing ;) 

    #        123456789_123456789_123
perl -le'print~~grep-f,<@ARGV/*>' dir

# Assuming a single dir, of course. And assuming a *nix-like environme
+nt with unbroken libraries.

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    I like glob() and chicken. 

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