[SOLVED] How can i count the number of files with a specific octal code without them showing in shell

Issue

I tried using tree command but I didn't know how .(I wanted to use tree because I don't want the files to show up , just the number) Let's say c is the code for permission For example I want to know how many files are there with the permission 751

Solution

Use find with the -perm flag, which only matches files with the specified permission bits.

For example, if you have the octal in $c, then run

find . -perm $c

The usual find options apply—if you only want to find files at the current level without recursing into directories, run

find . -maxdepth 1 -perm $c

To find the number of matching files, make find print a dot for every file and use wc to count the number of dots. (wc -l will not work with more exotic filenames with newlines as @BenjaminW. has pointed out in the comments. Source of idea of using wc -c is this answer.)

find . -maxdepth 1 -perm $c -printf '.' | wc -c

This will show the number of files without showing the files themselves.

Answered By - CH.

Answer Checked By - Mary Flores (WPSolving Volunteer)