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# 1  
Old 10-10-2012
Command on multiple lines
I am writing a script and my command is long so it goes down to the next line, but it does not run properly, the pipe is missing the wc -l. how do i fix this problem.

Code:
find ${ARCHIVE}/${dir} -type f -name  "${TEMP2}*" | awk -F/ '{print $NF}' | wc -l

# 2  
Old 10-10-2012
You can break the line right after the pipe symbol, or you can break the line anywhere with a backslash (escaping the <newline> char):
Code:
ls |
> wc -l
11

Code:
ls | w\
> c -l
11

# 3  
Old 10-10-2012
why you need wc -l? if you are using awkSmilie


Code:
find ${ARCHIVE}/${dir} -type f -name  "${TEMP2}*" | awk -F/ '{print $NF}END{print NR}'

# 4  
Old 10-10-2012
Did you try to increase the line size...

Code:
export COLUMNS=130

# 5  
Old 10-10-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by pamu
why you need wc -l? if you are using awkSmilie


Code:
find ${ARCHIVE}/${dir} -type f -name  "${TEMP2}*" | awk -F/ '{print $NF}END{print NR}'


I am just trying to return the number of occurrences of files with the same same before the extension. also I don't want to print what find does
# 6  
Old 10-10-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by football12345
I am just trying to return the number of occurrences of files with the same same before the extension. also I don't want to print what find does
just remove print $NF then Smilie

Code:
find ${ARCHIVE}/${dir} -type f -name  "${TEMP2}*" | awk -F/ 'END{print NR}'

# 7  
Old 10-10-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by pamu
just remove print $NF then Smilie

Code:
find ${ARCHIVE}/${dir} -type f -name  "${TEMP2}*" | awk -F/ 'END{print NR}'

I tried that, but it then prints

1
2
3
4
5

and I only need 5.
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