bash - How to print out the number of lines in an output command -
for example:
cat /etc/passwd
what easiest way count , display number of lines command outputs?
wc
unix utility counts characters, words, lines etc. try man wc
learn more it. -l
option makes print number of lines (and not characters , other stuff).
so, wc -l <filename>
print number of lines in file <filename>
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you asked how count number of lines output command line program in general. that, can use pipes in unix. so, can pipe output of command wc -l
. in example, cat /etc/password
command line program want count. should do:
cat /etc/password | wc -l
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