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bash function: find how many of a file type are here
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readme.md
  • Install: Add code to ~/.bash_functions
  • Useage: howmany md
  • Returns: a number for how many files with an extension of "md" exists in your current directory and all sub-directories
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how_many_files_with_extension.sh
# find how many of a file type are here
howmany () {
find . -name "*.$1" | wc -l
}
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