How to count the record count in an EBCDIC file.


 
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How to count the record count in an EBCDIC file.

How do I get the record count in an EBCDIC file on a Linux Box. Smilie
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Old 07-26-2006
One method using dd given that you know the record size of course:
Code:
$ dd if=ebcdic_file bs=$REC_SIZE > /dev/null

nnn+0 records in
nnn+0 records out

or
Code:
$ dd if=ebcdic_file cbs=$REC_SIZE conv=ascii | wc -l

     nnn


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