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authorTom Ryder <tom@sanctum.geek.nz>2016-09-03 13:57:06 +1200
committerTom Ryder <tom@sanctum.geek.nz>2016-09-03 13:57:06 +1200
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@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ the count. It defaults to the current directory.
.P
Giving the -o option omits printing the directory name (i.e., prints only the
count); this is intended for use in scripts such as cfr(1df).
+.P
+It uses globs to do the counting, so it will give you unexpected results if
+you're counting a directory that has more than ARG_MAX entries in it. You'll
+have to resort to find(1) loops in that case.
.SH SEE ALSO
cfr(1df)
.SH AUTHOR