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Asked: June 12, 20262026-06-12T03:42:07+00:00 2026-06-12T03:42:07+00:00

I use ls -l *.filetype | wc -l but it can only find files

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I use ls -l *.filetype | wc -l but it can only find files in current directory.
How can I also count all files with specific extension in its sub dirs?

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    2026-06-12T03:42:08+00:00Added an answer on June 12, 2026 at 3:42 am

    You can do that with find command:

    find . -name "*.filetype" | wc -l
    
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