02-08-2008
Help On Unix Script Count Line Of File
I have to compare the number of files of two files on a Shell Script:
I tryied with wc and wiith sed but I can not make an integer...
#!/bin/sh
.
.
n = ls -l | wc -l $file1
`echo "Line: "$n". ">>$LOGFILE`
xx = sed -n '$=' $file2
`echo "Line: "$xx". ">>$LOGFILE`
Aways ERRORRRRR!!!!!!!!!
Can enybody help me with this problem and explane to me how to use an output as an integer?
TK's alot
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