11-23-2007
getting error with expr
sum=0;
cat op_api2 |while read word1 word2;
do
echo $word2
sum=`expr $word2 + $sum`;
done
echo $sum
op_api2 ( file has this data )
----------------------------
UsageSummary 1034
UsageSummary 1675
UnbilledUsage 175
UnbilledUsage 177
UnbilledUsage 177
UnbilledUsage 194
I want the total of second column. However am getting :- "expr: Syntax error".
Please let me know where is the error.
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SUM(1) User Commands SUM(1)
NAME
sum - checksum and count the blocks in a file
SYNOPSIS
sum [OPTION]... [FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
Print checksum and block counts for each FILE.
-r use BSD sum algorithm, use 1K blocks
-s, --sysv
use System V sum algorithm, use 512 bytes blocks
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
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SEE ALSO
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command
info coreutils 'sum invocation'
should give you access to the complete manual.
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