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adding contents of file

for example i have a file which contains data like:


123
222
325
142

can anyone help me write a script that adds them?
let's say that "total" is the filename...
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man awk

check awk.
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awk '{sum+=$1} END{printf("%d\n",sum)}' filename
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The above did not do a sum including the decimals...it just did a sum and rounded of the decimals!

Is there a way to do sum which includes the decimals?
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awk '{sum+=$1} END{printf("%f\n",sum)}' filename
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awk '{sum+=$1} END{printf("%f\n",sum)}' filename
Awesome! Thanks Anbu...
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