Timeline for What's the best way to count the number of files in a directory?
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| S Feb 11, 2023 at 14:41 | history | edited | G-Man Says 'Reinstate Monica' | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| S Feb 11, 2023 at 14:41 | history | suggested | Good Pen | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 11, 2016 at 23:17 | comment | added | nisetama |
The first example prints 1 for an empty directory when nullglob is not enabled. In zsh, a=(*(DN));echo ${#a} with the N (nullglob) qualifier does not result in an error for an empty directory.
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| Dec 23, 2011 at 23:35 | history | edited | Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added methods for other shells
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| Dec 23, 2011 at 18:02 | history | answered | enzotib | CC BY-SA 3.0 |