how to count files in bash ?

[detlef]

Hi,

I would like to count the number of files in a folder using a small shell script. In AppleScript the code would look like this:

tell application "System Events"
set x to (number of files in folder "/Users/schmittdetlef/.Trash")
end tell

Can somebody please tell me how the equivalent command would look like in bash.

Thanks,
Detlef