Find all of the distinct file extensions in a folder

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 $ find . -type f | perl -ne 'print $1 if m/\.([^.\/]+)$/' | sort -u

May 17, 2013, 8:05 p.m. — kowalcj0

Explanation

Will find all of the distinct file extensions in a folder hierarchy.

Originally posted at: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1842254/how-can-i-find-all-of-the-distinct-file-extensions-in-a-folder-hierarchy