Scripting Help, Count directories using then echo results Options

[ChrisSmith2002]

I need help on a project that I am trying to do for class. I just can't seem get it, everything that I'm doing errors out. I know that I need to use a loop of some kind and that I need to ls | wc -l, but no matter what I try I can't get it to work ... please help if you can.


Instructions:

1. Script should accept a folder name as an argument.
2. The script should determine the number of files in the folder given as an argument in #1
3. Further, the script should only list the first half of the files( so if there are 6 files, only have it list the first 3)
4. When listing the file names, they should be in the following structure.

"1- this file "x1" is in the top half of the folder list"
"2- this file "x2" is in the top half of the folder list"

note- "x1" and "x2" represent the file names

5. Also, the program should show the number of files in folder before listing the files.


THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!

[michaelk]

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