filesystem count by dir

count-files.sh

# count-files.sh
# [2015Dec17 MCK] Count files in directories the root dir of a Linux/Unix server using `find` and a `for` loop

# Edit this list of directories as necessary
rootdirs="bin boot dev etc home lib lib64 lost+found media  opt root run sbin srv sys tmp usr var"
for dir in $rootdirs ; do (echo -e -n "Dir: $dir : \t"; find /$dir -print | wc -l ) ; done

# Example output
# Dir: bin :      149
# Dir: boot :     288
# Dir: dev :      403
# Dir: etc :      1645
# Dir: home :     3441
# Dir: lib :      1460
# Dir: lib64 :    2
# Dir: lost+found :       1
# Dir: media :    1
# Dir: opt :      968
# Dir: root :     7
# Dir: run :      317
# Dir: sbin :     175
# Dir: srv :      1
# Dir: sys :      20142
# Dir: tmp :      313
# Dir: usr :      73235
# Dir: var :      2698