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Old 05-23-2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ghostdog74
Code:
awk '!/^#/ && !/^$/{c++}END{print c}' "file"
to extend that somewhat(untested):

Code:
awk '!/^[ \t]*(#|$)/ {c++; ct++} /#/ && c { printf "%s\n\n\n%s", c, $0; c=0} END { print ct}' file
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