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Count no. of words of variable

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Hi, How can I count no. of words for a variable? var="abcxyz_0353.prt" Then , I need the words count to be 15. Please help. ahteck

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Hi! It's simple: # var="dasdasdasd,qwdqwd" # echo $var | wc -c 18 # Regards, Sorin

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Name: nails
Date: June 30, 2003 at 07:10:37 Pacific

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Hi: I think you're asking for the length. In ksh/bash shells, use the length operator: #untested cnt=${#var} Regards, Nails

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Name: nails
Date: June 30, 2003 at 09:00:44 Pacific

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I forgot to mention, the expr command which should work with any shell: cnt=`expr "$var" : ".*"` Regards, Nails

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bash or any languages

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