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tokei: Print out statistics for individual files in a directory.
$ tokei ${path-to-directory} --files
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The command "tokei ${path-to-directory} --files" is used to analyze the number of files in a specified directory.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

  • "tokei": This is the name of the command or program that is being executed. It is likely a code analysis tool or a file counter tool.

  • "${path-to-directory}": This is a placeholder indicating that you need to provide the path to the directory that you want to analyze. Replace "${path-to-directory}" with the actual path to the directory. For example, if you want to analyze the "documents" directory located in your home directory, you would replace "${path-to-directory}" with "~/documents".

  • "--files": This is an option or flag that you pass to the "tokei" command. It tells the command to only count the number of files in the specified directory, rather than analyzing the contents of the files or performing any other additional analysis.

By running this command and replacing "${path-to-directory}" with the desired directory path, you will get the total count of the files in that directory.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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