#!/bin/sh

# This works, we defined a variable and put the result in the variable
export CCOUNT=`ls | grep c$ | wc -l`
echo "C programs ("$CCOUNT" total)"
ls | grep c$
echo

# Or we can put it all in one line
echo "C++ programs: ("`ls | grep cpp$ | wc -l`" total)"
ls | grep cpp$