How can I count the number of folders in a drive using linux?

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Published on 2010-04-09T05:55:07Z Indexed on 2010/04/09 6:03 UTC
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I need to organise an external HDD such that there is no more than 500 folders on it.

Ubuntu's "Properties" pane shows only the file count, not the folder count.

Is there a simple CLI line that will tell me the number of subdirectories?

Thanks!

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