Try: VAR=`wc -l < /etc/passwd`
this way the $VAR gets the output of the command executed inside the ` `. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Spanke, Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'RedHat General - Mailinglist'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 11:38 AM Subject: Counting lines of a textfile > Hi again, > > How can i count the lines of a text file and store it in a variable. But i > should use the bash, so no perl, python script should it be. > > Now i use > wc -l < file.txt | read dummy > > But it doesn't work :( > > Any ideas ? > > Regards / thnx > Alex > ---------------------------------------------- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
