walkDir.go

import (
	"fmt"
	"io/fs"
	"path/filepath"
)

// example of counting all files in a root directory
func countFiles() int {
	count := 0;
	filepath.WalkDir(".", func(path string, file fs.DirEntry,  err error) error {
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		if !file.IsDir() {
			fmt.Println(path);
			count++;
		}

		return nil;
	});
	return count;
}