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Is there a way to count a certain number of files using its extension?

Example: If there is greater than 5 .txt files in the folder, then do something...

Right now, you can only do a total count of files. To count specific types, you'll have to use a script.

This will allow you to run conditions on any file if there are "other" files of the same type. In the example below,

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if (all) of the following conditions are met for (the file or folder being processed):
     extension is CSV
     passes shell script (embedded script)
     ...

Do the following to the matched file or folder:
     send notification "there are 8 or more files in this folder with the extension " (extension)


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MAXCOUNT=8;
filename=$(basename "$1"); extension="${filename##*.}"
if [ "$(ls -1 $(dirname "$1")| grep -cE ".$extension$")" -gt "$MAXCOUNT" ]; then exit 0; else exit 1; fi

Thanks, thats great I will try that out