QUICK - Need to search for total matches of string in file!

[eholdo]

HELP!

I can't figure this out. I just want a total count of a
string in a file. Using the grep -c option just gives me
the line count, but misses is I have multiple matches on a
line.

THANKS!!!

 

[bigoldbulldog]

The following is a start. It will not find partial word matches like 'textual' only 'text' as a distinct word. This script could also be squashed down into a one-liner or better yet a script that takes an argument.

awk 'BEGIN{
text="text"
}
/text/{
for( i=1 ;i<=NF ;i++ ){
if( $i == text ){
ct++
}
}
}
END {
print ct, &quot;matches&quot;
}' < input Cheers,
ND

bigoldbulldog@hotmail.com

 

[vgersh99]

'text this line text, textual foo text &quot;text bar&quot; wow'

How many matches are there? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5?

I see only 2 based on the above implementation

&quot;Depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is&quot; [(c) you-know-who]

vlad

 

[toolkit]

How about:

perl -n -e '$count++ for /foo/g;' -e 'END{print &quot;$count\n&quot;}' < bar

Cheers, Neil

 

[bigoldbulldog]

Vlad -

Good point. My implementation gives 3 counts for the line

'text this line text, textual foo text &quot;text bar&quot; wow'

We need a tighter spec. These types of searches can sometimes get out of hand. Cheers,
ND

bigoldbulldog@hotmail.com