> > Sorry, it didn't appear to me that the number of listed 
> > files would be useful too.  But we can display both numbers on
> > the same line using the traditional notation "listed/total"...
> 
> Good idea. Go for it. And perhaps that will obviate the need 
> for `files listed' instead of `files'.

Attached: patch for this. The text is now:

  files 420/694 space used 19646 available 56456000

Meaning: 420 files shown now, out of 694 total in the directory. Subdirs are
treated the same way.