[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>   
>> I must try and
>> write a program to see just how many directories there are.
>>     
>
> Assuming Linux (because you mentioned it) how about :
>
> cd \
> ls -Rl | grep ^d | wc -l
>
>
> I got 2,889 on a test system I have here at work - and that's not from the 
> root of the drive. 
>   
You'd be better off with....

cd /
find ./ -type d -print | wc -l

:-)


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