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I need to list the number of files (hidden AND visible) on a hard drive, including those in subfolders. Looking for a simple command for this please?

This is separate from my previous question where I wanted a list of the files themselves.

Also, is there a way to only list the number of files not the folders, or are they all included by default?

Cheers

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find Downloads/ -type f | wc -l

Returns the number of all files (Including hidden files0 withing Downloads directory and all it's sub-directories.

Also for a partition you can use something like df --inodes /home. Read this answer for more information.

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