grep count across multiple files

CrunchMunch · #1 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008

I have a number of simulation log files and I want to get a total count of the "PASSED" expression in them. If I use grep -c <files>, grep would give a tally for each file. I just want one number, the total count. How do I do that?

robotronic · #2 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008

Code:

grep -c PASSED <files> | awk -F: '{ s+=$2 } END { print s }'

drl · #3 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008

Hi.

You could cat them all and pipe into grep ... cheers, drl

GSalisbury · #4 (**permalink**) 05-14-2008

grep -l <string> <files> | wc -l

era · #5 (**permalink**) 05-15-2008

That counts the number of files with PASSED in them, I was under the impression that the number of lines was the interesting number (there could be more than one per file).

Second drl's suggestion;

Code:

cat files | grep -c PASSED

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