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Old 12-20-2012
Count column data in a text file
I have a text file that has the following column data:

0.007
0.005
0.004
0.007

How do i output the total sum of the data above?
# 2  
Old 12-20-2012
Try this:

Code:
awk '{sum+=$1} END {print sum}' file

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# 3  
Old 12-20-2012
Try this:
Code:
cat file | awk '{ sum+=$1} END {print sum}'

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Old 12-20-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by sathyaonnuix
Try this:
Code:
cat file | awk '{ sum+=$1} END {print sum}'

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# 5  
Old 12-20-2012
thanks all.
# 6  
Old 12-20-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by rangarasan
You have won "Useless use of cat award"!!!!!
Thanks Rangarasan. I will take this as a part of motivation and correct my mistakes.

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# 7  
Old 12-20-2012
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Originally Posted by sathyaonnuix
Thanks Rangarasan. I will take this as a part of motivation and correct my mistakes.

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