On Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 22:42:41 +0100, Nigel Henry <cave.dnb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > $ find /path/to/folder -type f | wc -l > > I did try ls -a, and ls -al, but both just give a subdirectory list, one with > a bit more info than the other. find is probably the best solution in this case. But if you do want a recursive directory list use the -R option. (On commands where recursion is an option, it is usually -r or -R. Use the man command or the --help option to get more information about the command.)