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You declared $DIRLIST incorrectly

This is how to declare array variable

DIRLIST=(/directory1/dir2/dir3/dir4/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir5/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir6/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir6/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir7/)

Then run find command:

find $"${DIRLIST[*]}" | wc -l

You declared $DIRLIST incorrectly

This is how to declare array variable

DIRLIST=(/directory1/dir2/dir3/dir4/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir5/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir6/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir6/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir7/)

Then run find command:

find ${DIRLIST[*]} | wc -l

You declared $DIRLIST incorrectly

This is how to declare array variable

DIRLIST=(/directory1/dir2/dir3/dir4/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir5/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir6/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir6/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir7/)

Then run find command:

find "${DIRLIST[*]}" | wc -l

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linerd
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You declaredeclared $DIRLIST incorrectly

This is how to declare array variable

DIRLIST=(/directory1/dir2/dir3/dir4/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir5/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir6/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir6/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir7/)

Then run find command:

find ${DIRLIST[*]} | wc -l

You declare $DIRLIST incorrectly

This is how to declare array variable

DIRLIST=(/directory1/dir2/dir3/dir4/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir5/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir6/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir6/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir7/)

Then run find command:

find ${DIRLIST[*]} | wc -l

You declared $DIRLIST incorrectly

This is how to declare array variable

DIRLIST=(/directory1/dir2/dir3/dir4/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir5/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir6/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir6/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir7/)

Then run find command:

find ${DIRLIST[*]} | wc -l

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linerd
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You declare $DIRLIST incorrectly

This is how to declare array variable

DIRLIST=(/directory1/dir2/dir3/dir4/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir5/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir6/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir6/ /directory1/dir2/dir3/dir7/)

Then run find command:

find ${DIRLIST[*]} | wc -l