And we have a winner. Thanks for the help.
I'm sure Larry's option would work great too - I probably just typed something wrong. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart Boydell" <stuart.boyd...@spotless.com.au> To: "U2 Users List" <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 7:26:05 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [U2] Count tab characters tr -dc '\t' < file1 | wc -c Stuart Boydell -----Original Message----- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of iggch...@comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, 27 October 2009 10:02 To: u2-Users Subject: [U2] Count tab characters Hi all, Can anyone tell me a unix command that will count the number of tab characters in a unix regular file? I'm using the wc command to return bytes, lines, etc but now I need to count ONLY the tabs. For some reason, I thought grep -c would work for me but forgot that that only returns the number of lines that have a tab character. I could open the file sequentially and count but I need something that is fast fast fast. Thanks _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ********************************************************************** This email message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of addressed recipient(s). If you have received this communication in error, please reply to this e-mail to notify the sender of its incorrect delivery and then delete it and your reply. It is your responsibility to check this email and any attachments for viruses and defects before opening or sending them on. Spotless collects information about you to provide and market our services. For information about use, disclosure and access, see our privacy policy at http://www.spotless.com.au Please consider our environment before printing this email. ********************************************************************** _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
