Getting database sizes for indexed databases

[David Martin]

Is there an easy way to determine the size (ie number of sequences) in a
database?
Could such information be added to showdb?

I realise that in many cases this will be very difficult/impossible to
determine. 
I am thinking of emblcd indexed databases. It must be possible to count the
number of sequences in each file indexed and then use the file: wild cards
to build a total for that database.

regards

..d

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David Martin PhD
Bioinformatics Scientific Officer
Post-Genomics and Molecular Interactions Centre
University of Dundee