Re: How to get `item in directory' count in dired

[reader]

Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers@gmail.com> writes:

> reader@newsguy.com wrote:
>> How can I have a permanent item count in the directory view.  Maybe in
>> the mode line or something.
>>
>> I want to see how many files/directories are in the dired buffer at a glance
>> without keyboard cmds or other effort.
>
> Nice exercise:

Thanks... Well above my skill level... but copy/paste rules : )