diff --git a/bins/fileCounter b/bins/fileCounter
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f47de56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bins/fileCounter
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]
+then 
+     DIR=.
+else
+     DIR=$1
+fi
+
+echo searching in $DIR ...
+echo Warning: space characters will lead to errors!
+
+for i in `find $DIR -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d`
+do 
+   NFILES=`find $i -type f | wc -l`
+   echo $i  $NFILES
+done
+
diff --git a/hypnos/fileCounter b/hypnos/fileCounter
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..c66a643
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hypnos/fileCounter
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../bins/fileCounter
\ No newline at end of file