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Count number of words in a line or the fourth till the last word

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wvdw

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Jul 31, 2000
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I want to compare lines in a file from the fourth word till the end. I dont know how to find out how many words are in a line that is read by AWK or how fill a variable with $4..$20 (word 4 till 20)<br>Any advice?
 
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Words number indicated by special variable NF.<br>So,you can know the how many words in a line.<br>e.g.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;for(i=4;i&lt;=NF;i++){<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if($i==....
 
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