File counting in a directory is a common task that many users might need to perform. It could be for administrative purposes, understanding disk usage, or organizing files in a systematic manner.

Also: The first 5 Linux commands every new user should learn During your lifetime with Linux, you may use 1% of those commands. For file and folder management, that number dwindles.

Viewing the content of files and examining access permissions and such are very different options. This post examines a number of ways to look at files on Linux.

Each file and directory in Linux has three basic types of permissions: Read (r) – Permission to view the contents of a file or list the contents of a directory.