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Old 04-11-2010
Read directory files and count number of lines
Hello, I'm trying to create a BASH file that can read all the files in my working directory and tell me how many words and lines are in that file. I wrote the following code:

Code:
FILES="*"
for f in "$FILES"
do
  echo -e `wc -l -w $f`

done

My issue is that my file is outputting in one continuous line. How can I make it so that it shows like this:

FILE1 43 251
FILE2 5 21
FILE3 157 187
etc...

Thanks!
Last edited by jl487; 04-11-2010 at 04:01 PM..
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Old 04-11-2010
Why not simply

wc -lw /path/to/directory/*

?
# 3  
Old 04-11-2010
a simple wc under the directory gives number of the lines, words and characters in turn

Code:
wc *

you can rearrange it as you like:

Code:
wc * | awk '{printf "%-20s %-15s %-15s\n","File"NR"=" $4,"lines="$1,"words="$2}'

# 4  
Old 04-11-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by EAGL€
a simple wc under the directory gives number of the lines, words and characters in turn

Code:
wc *

you can rearrange it as you like:

Code:
wc * | awk '{printf "%-20s %-15s %-15s\n","File"NR"=" $4,"lines="$1,"words="$2}'

thanks! I was unaware that wc * would go through all my files.
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Old 04-11-2010
i think this one looks better, try:

Code:
wc * | awk 'NR==1{print "File\t\t\t  Lines \t  Words"};
{printf" %-20s %-15s %-12s\n",NR"\t"$4,$1,$2}'

 
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