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cut -d ":" -f 2-3 works_on > temp.txt
awk -F ':' '$3==$var3 {sum+=$2} END{ print "Total : sum}' temp.txt


since 15 can change then it would have to be a variable. $3 is the 3rd column...

Looks at the most efficient way to add up the column of data based off of the rows.

Random data
Name-Number-ID
Sarah-2.0-15
Bob-6.3-15
Sally-1.0-10
James-1.0-10
Scotty-10.7-15

So I would...

I am trying to present the Data from the 3rd file only. The files are more like a database, so I was trying to do the same as I would with them.

files look like the following:
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Thank you very much, :b:

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correct?

edit: syntax

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I know awk needs -v to allow a variable to be used, but also needs -F to allow...

Thank you, I feel kinda dumb not noticing all the brackets were wrong :wall:

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