diff --git a/list-top-level-items-controller.groovy b/list-top-level-items-controller.groovy
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+count = jenkins.model.Jenkins.instance.items.size();
+
+println "TOP LEVEL ITEMS IN THE CONTROLLER: ${count}"
+println "------------------"
+
+findItems(jenkins.model.Jenkins.instance.items.findAll(), "top-level");
+
+def findItems(items, parentName) {
+  for (item in items) {
+    println "${parentName}/${item.name}"
+    if (item instanceof com.cloudbees.hudson.plugins.folder.Folder) {
+      println "items in ${parentName}/${item.name}: ${item.getItems().size()}";
+      count += item.getItems().size();
+      findItems(item.getItems(), parentName + "/" + item.name);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
+println "------------------"
+println "TOTAL ITEMS IN THE CONTROLLER: ${count}"
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