want to get the integer value count

Volcano · 06-06-2007, 02:39 AM

Input :

WC -l xyz.xml

output:

5000 xyz.xml

i dont want this output ...i need only 5000 .

How do i format my input command so that i can get output only 5000 ?

i just want to get the integer value count ..

druuna · 06-06-2007, 03:13 AM

Hi,

This is one way:

wc -l | awk '{ print $1 }'

Hope this helps.

ghostdog74 · 06-06-2007, 03:40 AM

with bash

Code:

# set -- $(wc -l xyz.xml)
# echo $1

Volcano · 06-06-2007, 04:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by druuna

Hi,

This is one way:

wc -l | awk '{ print $1 }'

Hope this helps.

confused ....where is the xyz.xml ?

druuna · 06-06-2007, 05:19 AM

Hi,

Oops......

wc -l xyz.xml | awk '{ print $1 }'

Sorry about that!