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		burntsushi 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: I made an ls alternative for my personal ... You've never done `ls \| wc -l`?

BenjiWiebe 9 months ago [–]

I've always assumed that ls doesn't change it's output when piped; I've always done ls -1|wc -l. I guess I can save on a few keystrokes now.

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