Check number of lines in a file

[chino10]

I have a file that will have zero or more lines of data. What I need to do first is check the file to see if it has zero or 1 line of data. If it does I need to copy it to a specific directory as is, otherwise I need to run a function (which I already have) against it before sending it to the same specific directory.

Current script example:

gawk -f Function.awk input

I suppose what I am looking for is an IF/ELSE script stating:

gawk -f IF input has zero or 1 line of data then copy to directory ELSE Funtion.awk input

Any ideas regarding this issue would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

[bitnip]

something like this?

END {

  if( (NR==0) || (NR==1)  )
    system("cp  inFile.txt  copy_of_inFile.txt");
  else
  {
    run_a_function();
    copy_results();
  }

}

 

[Annihilannic]

I would do something like:

[[[[ "$(wc -l input)" -le 1 ]]]] && gawk -f Function.awk input || cp input input.tooshort

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[Annihilannic]

D'oh, mixed up my logic, that should be -gt (for greater than), not -le (less than or equal to).

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