+static const char *
+num_files(const char *dir)
+{
+ struct dirent *dp;
+ DIR *fd;
+ int num = 0;
+
+ if ((fd = opendir(dir)) == NULL) {
+ warn("Failed to get number of files in directory %s", dir);
+ return UNKNOWN_STR;
+ }
+
+ while ((dp = readdir(fd)) != NULL) {
+ if (!strcmp(dp->d_name, ".") || !strcmp(dp->d_name, ".."))
+ continue; /* skip self and parent */
+ num++;
+ }
+
+ closedir(fd);
+
+ return bprintf("%d", num);
+}
+