Shell Programming and Scripting

hello
how can i cont number of char with loop coomand?
i dont want to use wc or other special command
the script should check all word's char. one by one
also a counter can handle the number

Moderator's Comments:

As noted in other threads started today. This is not the correct forum for homework assignments. Please refile in the correct forum using the approved template for homework assignments. You also need to learn to define the terms you're using and post sample input and output so we can better help you get the results you want.

Not sure if this is what you are after but a loop is not required here...

Code:

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AMIGA:barrywalker~> somedata=$(</Users/barrywalker/AudioScope.sh)
AMIGA:barrywalker~> file_length=${#somedata}
AMIGA:barrywalker~> echo "$file_length"
39209
AMIGA:barrywalker~>

If however you want to generste a pseudo "hash number" then that is different...

You should provide a more coherent problem statement which includes sample input and sample output. Also, explain what you mean by "special command" and why you do not want to use one. That information may prevent those offering a suggestion from wasting their time on undesirable approaches.

Regards,
Alister

---------- Post updated at 07:16 PM ---------- Previous update was at 07:13 PM ----------

Keep in mind that $(<file) is intended to be a more efficient but otherwise equivalent alternative to $(cat file). Since it's intended to be equivalent to a command substitution operation, all trailing newlines are stripped. This means that the count will be off by at least one (if not more) for any valid text file.

Regards,
Alister