On 18/12/07 16:50:17, Jeff Waugh wrote: > > Something like the following might be close: > > awk 'BEGIN{FS=","}{$0~",$":i=i+NF?i=i+NF-1}END{print(i)}' input.txt > > Close in what sense, the syntax error, the length, or the output? ;-) > > - Jeff
Syntax error granted -- just keeping you on your toes :-) But, at least, it only uses one process (what ain't perl). Robert Testing? What's that? If it compiles, it is good, if it boots up it is perfect. -- Linus Torvalds -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html