Show n files in each directory with tree command
tree
as such does not have any options for this, but you can prevent it from printing files for directories with more than n
entries:
$ tree /usr --filelimit 10
/usr
├── bin [3260 entries exceeds filelimit, not opening dir]
├── include [1110 entries exceeds filelimit, not opening dir]
├── lib [3700 entries exceeds filelimit, not opening dir]
├── lib32 [610 entries exceeds filelimit, not opening dir]
├── lib64 -> lib
├── local
│ ├── bin
│ │ ├── gpg1v -> /usr/bin/gpgv
│ │ └── vless
│ ├── etc
│ ├── games
│ ├── include
│ ├── lib
│ ├── man
│ ├── sbin
│ ├── share
│ │ └── man -> ../man
│ └── src
├── sbin -> bin
├── share [243 entries exceeds filelimit, not opening dir]
└── src
19 directories, 2 files