[SOLVED] using grep to store the result in a variable

hnasr2001 · 12-14-2015, 03:08 PM

If I run the following two lines, the rsult will be 3;

myteststring1="radmon radmon radmon"
echo $myteststring1 | grep -o radmon | wc -l

How to store the result in a variable?
Thanks

Habitual · 12-14-2015, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hnasr2001

If I run the following two lines, the rsult will be 3;

myteststring1="radmon radmon radmon"
echo $myteststring1 | grep -o radmon | wc -l

How to store the result in a variable?
Thanks

Code:

VARIABLE=$(echo $myteststring1 | grep -o radmon | wc -l)

Seems less than elegant. ;(
But it's all you gave me to work with.