On 2025-10-28 12:18, Debkanta Mondal wrote:
With --count, you get
everything in one place: directories, files, links, and the table
Sure, but we get all that info with -l already.
Counting is just one of many things that one can already do with the
output of 'ls', and one cannot reasonably expect to have an 'ls' option
for every possible form of postprocessing. Suppose I want to count every
regular file with permission -r--r--r--, for example - should we have a
separate 'ls' option for that too?
It's simpler to leave 'ls' alone and process its output as needed.
no need extra pipeline/
complex command for this simple and frequently required output
I don't see that it's frequently required.
