Re: [tlug] GREP basics

[Josh Glover <jmglov@example.com>]

Quoth Matt Doughty (Thu 2003-01-30 11:58:48PM +0900):
>
> On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 11:45:46PM +0900, Charles Muller wrote:
>
> > I have a directory that contains 82 files. I want to get a count of the
> > number of occurrences of the word "<hdwd>" in all 82 files.
> > 
> > But if I do:
> > 
> > [chuck@example.com ddbxml]$ grep -c "<hdwd>" * 
> > 
> > I get a list of the 82 files, with the number of hits in each listed next to
> > them, but not the grand total.
> > 
> > If I do:
> > 
> > [chuck@example.com ddbxml]$ grep "<hdwd>" * 
> > 
> 
> grep "<hdwd>" * | wc -l

What if the word appears twice in one line? ;) Sorry, but this is such a
Computer Science assignment-like problem that I cannot being an arse.


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Josh Glover <jmglov@example.com>

Associate Systems Administrator
INCOGEN, Inc.
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