12-20-2010
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1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
hi,
given a file
i need to get the first line and secodn line
and count each of the line whether the length of first line and second line is the same
i don;t know how to get the length of the line...seems like use 'wc' cannot do it...
please advice (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: ariuscy
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
hi iam trying to do a specified word count on file
called text
i have a few ideas but don't get the result i want
do any one have a idea
please help
i have this at the moment
cat text
echo "Please enter the word you are looking for:"
read string
echo "the word < $string > occurs in... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: bhaviknp
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3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi All,
Please let me know how to get the count of a particular word in a file. Example. I am looking for count of word 'result' in a file abc.xml.
Thanks,
Shankar (10 Replies)
Discussion started by: s_chowhan
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4. Fedora
could someone explain this please.
echo aaaa|wc -c
5
echo aaaa|wc -m
5
But I'd expect the count to be 4
Its SunOS 5.8
Thanks in Advance. (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: chaandana
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
dear all,
i have a requirement to count the errors and display from a file.
eg. file1.txt
sjdgfjdgfgd ora-0001 sdjgfydh sdukgh7 23
sjdgfjdgfgd ora-0002 sdjgfydhsf34 ew 34v
sjdgfjdgfgd ora-0008 sdjgfydh asdf asdfas
sjdgfjdgfgd ora-0001 sdjgfydhjkbs ui873
sjdgfjdgfgd ora-0004 sdjgfydh... (9 Replies)
Discussion started by: unx100
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi all, I am trying to write a command that can help me count the number of lines in the /etc/passwd file ending in bash.
I have read through other threads but am yet to find one indicating how to locate a specifc word at the end of a line. I know i will need to use the wc command but when i... (8 Replies)
Discussion started by: warlock129
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7. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Script that lists all words used in one or more files and displays their count (pattern /\W+/ to split the lines of the input file into words can b used)..
It should display list in format word:count...gets Filename as an cmd line argument!
eg: $perl test doc (where doc is d file we are going to... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: aadi_uni
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
Im trying to make a bash file that will take another file and count how many lines there are and then count how many words are in each line.
Any help would be great. (15 Replies)
Discussion started by: syco__
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9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi,
It is very interesting to learn the unix, i just struck with a doubt like i have below content in my file
xyz
xyz xyz
xyz
i just want know the word count by using grep -wc 'xyz' <filename>,
but it is giving 3 instead of 4.So i understood that it is showing matched line numbers count... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: vmachava
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10. UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers
I am trying to figure out to find word count of each word from my file
sample file
hi how are you
hi are you ok
sample out put
hi 1
how 1
are 1
you 1
hi 1
are 1
you 1
ok 1
wc -l filename is not helping , i think we will have to split the lines and count and then print and also... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: mirwasim
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is a text formatter. Its input consists of the text to be out-
put, intermixed with formatting commands. A formatting command
is a line containing the control character followed by a two
character command name, and possibly one or more arguments. The
control character is initially . (dot). The formatted output is
produced on standard output. The formatting commands are listed
below, with being a number, being a character, and being a title.
A + before n means it may be signed, indicating a positive or
negative change from the current value. Initial values for where
relevant, are given in parentheses.
.ad Adjust right margin.
.ar Arabic page numbers.
.br Line break. Subsequent text will begin on a new line.
.bl n Insert n blank lines.
.bp +n Begin new page and number it n. No n means +1.
.cc c Control character is set to c.
.ce n Center the next n input lines.
.de zz Define a macro called zz. A line with .. ends definition.
.ds Double space the output. Same as .ls 2.
.ef t Even page footer title is set to t.
.eh t Even page header title is set to t.
.fi Begin filling output lines as full as possible.
.fo t Footer titles (even and odd) are set to t.
.hc c The character c (e.g., %) tells roff where hyphens are permitted.
.he t Header titles (even and odd) are set to t.
.hx Header titles are suppressed.
.hy n Hyphenation is done if n is 1, suppressed if it is 0. Default is 1.
.ig Ignore input lines until a line beginning with .. is found.
.in n Indent n spaces from the left margin; force line break.
.ix n Same as .in but continue filling output on current line.
.li n Literal text on next n lines. Copy to output unmodified.
.ll +n Line length (including indent) is set to n (65).
.ls +n Line spacing: n (1) is 1 for single spacing, 2 for double, etc.
.m1 n Insert n (2) blank lines between top of page and header.
.m2 n Insert n (2) blank lines between header and start of text.
.m3 n Insert n (1) blank lines between end of text and footer.
.m4 n Insert n (3) blank lines between footer and end of page.
.na No adjustment of the right margin.
.ne n Need n lines. If fewer are left, go to next page.
.nn +n The next n output lines are not numbered.
.n1 Number output lines in left margin starting at 1.
.n2 n Number output lines starting at n. If 0, stop numbering.
.ni +n Indent line numbers by n (0) spaces.
.nf No more filling of lines.
.nx f Switch input to file f.
.of t Odd page footer title is set to t.
.oh t Odd page header title is set to t.
.pa +n Page adjust by n (1). Same as .bp
.pl +n Paper length is n (66) lines.
.po +n Page offset. Each line is started with n (0) spaces.
.ro Page numbers are printed in Roman numerals.
.sk n Skip n pages (i.e., make them blank), starting with next one.
.sp n Insert n blank lines, except at top of page.
.ss Single spacing. Equivalent to .ls 1.
.ta Set tab stops, e.g., .ta 9 17 25 33 41 49 57 65 73 (default).
.tc c Tabs are expanded into c. Default is space.
.ti n Indent next line n spaces; then go back to previous indent.
.tr ab Translate a into b on output.
.ul n Underline the letters and numbers in the next n lines.