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[ tree ]
This command will also list all the files in the directory you are in when you type it. So if you are in the top directory of your home directory you will get a count and a list of all the files and sub-directories in your home directory.If you type this command in the / directory of the system you will get thousands and thousands of files screaming by as you watch. When it finishes there will be a file and directory count listed. You must have the "tree" program installed. This command, like most others, has many options. some of them are:
[ tree -a ], list all files including hidden
[ tree -d ], list only directories
[ tree -s ], also list size
[ tree -C ], list in color
[ tree -A ], nice formatting
[ tree -s > my_files ] send a list of all files with their sizes to a file called my_files. If you have several thousand files, this method allows you to conveniently look at them.

This is the manual page:
TREE(1)                                                                TREE(1)



NAME
       tree - list contents of directories in a tree-like format.

SYNOPSIS
       tree  [-adfgilnopqrstuxACDFNS] [-L level [-R]] [-H baseHREF] [-T title]
       [-o  filename]  [--nolinks]  [-P  pattern]  [-I   pattern]   [--inodes]
       [--device]  [--noreport]  [--dirsfirst] [--version] [--help] [directory
       ...]

DESCRIPTION
       Tree is a recursive directory listing program  that  produces  a  depth
       indented  listing  of  files.   Color is supported ala dircolors if the
       LS_COLORS environment variable is set, output is to a tty, and  the  -C
       flag  is  used.  With no arguments, tree lists the files in the current
       directory.  When directory arguments are  given,  tree  lists  all  the
       files  and/or  directories found in the given directories each in turn.
       Upon completion of listing all files/directories  found,  tree  returns
       the total number of files and/or directories listed.

       By default, when a symbolic link is encountered, the path that the sym-
       bolic link refers to is printed after the name of the link in the  for-
       mat:

           name -> real-path

       If  the  '-l'option is given and the symbolic link refers to an actual
       directory, then tree will follow the path of the symbolic link as if it
       were a real directory.


OPTIONS
       Tree understands the following command line switches:


       --help Outputs a verbose usage listing.


       --version
              Outputs the version of tree.


       -a     All  files  are  printed.  By default tree does not print hidden
              files (those beginning with a dot '.').  In no event  does  tree
              print  the  file  system  constructs '.'(current directory) and
              '..'(previous directory).


       -d     List directories only.


       -f     Prints the full path prefix for each file.


       -i     Makes tree not print the indentation lines, useful when used  in
              conjunction with the -f option.


       -l     Follows  symbolic links if they point to directories, as if they
              were directories. Symbolic links that will result  in  recursion
              are avoided when detected.


       -x     Stay on the current file-system only.  Ala find -xdev.


       -P pattern
              List  only  those files that match the wild-card pattern.  Note:
              you must use the -a option to also consider those  files  begin-
              ning  with a dot '.'for matching.  Valid wildcard operators are
              '*'(any zero or more characters), '?'(any  single  character),
              '[...]' (any single character listed between brackets (optional
              - (dash) for character  range  may  be  used:  ex:  [A-Z]),  and
              '[^...]'  (any  single character not listed in brackets) and '|'
              separates alternate patterns.


       -I pattern
              Do not list those files that match the wild-card pattern.


       --noreport
              Omits printing of the file and directory report at  the  end  of
              the tree listing.


       -p     Print the protections for each file (as per ls -l).


       -s     Print the size of each file along with the name.


       -u     Print the username, or UID # if no username is available, of the
              file.


       -g     Print the group name, or GID # if no group name is available, of
              the file.


       -D     Print  the  date  of  the  last  modification  time for the file
              listed.


       --inodes
              Prints the inode number of the file or directory


       --device
              Prints the device number to which the file or directory belongs


       -F     Append a '/'for directories, a '='for socket files, a '*' for
              executable files and a '|'for FIFO's, as per ls -F


       -q     Print  non-printable  characters  in filenames as question marks
              instead of the default caret notation.


       -N     Print non-printable characters as  is  instead  of  the  default
              caret notation.


       -r     Sort the output in reverse alphabetic order.


       -t     Sort  the output by last modification time instead of alphabeti-
              cally.


       --dirsfirst
              List directories before files.


       -n     Turn colorization off always, over-ridden by the -C option.


       -C     Turn colorization on always, using built-in  color  defaults  if
              the  LS_COLORS  environment variable is not set.  Useful to col-
              orize output to a pipe.


       -A     Turn on ANSI line graphics hack when  printing  the  indentation
              lines.


       -S     Turn  on  ASCII  line  graphics (useful when using linux console
              mode fonts). This option is now equivalent to '--charset=IBM437'
              and will eventually be depreciated.


       -L level
              Max display depth of the directory tree.


       -R     Recursively  cross  down the tree each level directories (see -L
              option), and at each of  them  execute  tree  again  adding  '-o
              00Tree.html'as a new option.


       -H baseHREF
              Turn  on  HTML output, including HTTP references. Useful for ftp
              sites.  baseHREF gives the base ftp  location  when  using  HTML
              output.  That  is,  the local directory may be '/local/ftp/pub',
              but  it  must   be   referenced   as   'ftp://hostname.organiza-
              tion.domain/pub'  (baseHREF  should be 'ftp://hostname.organiza-
              tion.domain'). Hint: don't use ANSI lines with this option,  and
              don't give more than one directory in the directory list. If you
              wish to use colors via CCS stylesheet,  use  the  -C  option  in
              addition to this option to force color output.


       -T title
              Sets the title and H1 header string in HTML output mode.


       --charset charset
              Set  the  character set to use when outputting HTML and for line
              drawing.


       --nolinks
              Turns off hyperlinks in HTML output.


       -o filename
              Send output to filename.


FILES
       /etc/DIR_COLORS          System color database.
       ~/.dircolors             Users color database.


ENVIRONMENT
       LS_COLORS      Color information created by dircolors
       TREE_CHARSET   Character set for tree to use in HTML mode.
       LC_CTYPE       Locale for filename output.


AUTHOR
       Steve Baker (ice@mama.indstate.edu)
       HTML output hacked by Francesc Rocher (rocher@econ.udg.es)
       Charsets and OS/2 support by Kyosuke Tokoro (NBG01720@nifty.ne.jp)


BUGS
       Tree does not prune "empty" directories when the -P and -I options  are
       used.   Tree  prints directories as it comes to them, so cannot accumu-
       late information on files and directories beneath the directory  it  is
       printing. Probably more.


SEE ALSO
       dircolors(1L), ls(1L), find(1L)



Tree 1.5.0                                                             TREE(1)


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