sh shell programming help-

[uCsDNerd]

hey guys.
In the sh shell, how could i find the number of times a pattern comes up in a file?

thanks.

 

[skriefal]

Use grep. i.e.:


<<
#!/bin/sh
NUMTIMES=`grep -c running ${1}`
echo "found ${NUMTIMES} matches."
>>


... would show how many times the word "running" appears in the specified file. Use grep -e or egrep if you need to search for regular expressions.

 

[TangDN]

doh