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# 1  
Old 11-28-2005
max value
Hi All,

I want to choose the maximum value from a column values.

eg -

234
23
567
43
2456
5
678
8978

from thses values how to choose the max value ?

thanks.
roger.
# 2  
Old 11-28-2005
multiple ways given the input file file.txt:
Code:
sort -r file.txt | tail -1
nawk '{if ($0 > max) max=$0}END{print max}' file.txt

# 3  
Old 11-29-2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by vgersh99
multiple ways given the input file file.txt:
Code:
sort -r file.txt | tail -1

i am afraid this would fetch only the minimum value from the list (but the req was for maximum value)

try,

Code:
sort -n file.txt | tail -1

# 4  
Old 11-29-2005
you're right - must have been a long day.
thanks for the correction.
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