How to get the number of files with a specfic extension in a directory and it's sub directories on Linux terminal?

Question

The question is itself self-explanatory.

I tried the following command I found somewhere on the internet but it shows the number just in the immediate directory and not its subdirectories.

ls -lR ./*.jpg | wc -l

I am searching for all the files with the extension ".jpg" in the current folder and its subdirectories.

I would suggest using find, refer to [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14827686/list-of-all-folders-and-sub-folders#14827721) answer for more information — maplesyrupman, Jun 16 '21 at 18:25

Jad · Accepted Answer · 2021-06-16T18:50:17.710

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find . -type f -name '*.jpg' | wc -l

Find all the files (type f) that have a name that matches '*.jpg' then count them with wc

edited Jun 16 '21 at 18:50

answered Jun 16 '21 at 18:25

Jad

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 16 '21 at 18:30

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It's a job for find:

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

answered Jun 16 '21 at 18:30

pff

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