cd QMAIL messdirs=`echo queue/mess/* | wc -w` messfiles=`find queue/mess/* -print | wc -w` tododirs=`echo queue/todo | wc -w` todofiles=`find queue/todo -print | wc -w` echo messages in queue: `expr $messfiles - $messdirs` echo messages in queue but not yet preprocessed: `expr $todofiles - $tododirs`