search and list information from files

[mune77]

I have a huge directory of files with some test data. I need to write a program to search only text files (with ".txt") and list the information. The text files contains instances as "ADDR #nnnn", where nnnn is four hex digits. The program should list the hex number against the number of instances that it's been found. please help me on this !
Thanks in advanced!

 

[feherke]

Hi

Post your code and tell us where in your code you have problem.


Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[mune77]

I am very new to TCL programming. I have only managed to establish the file search code and the pattern matching.
If this is something straight forward - please help me on to build the whole program.

 

[feherke]

Hi

Please note that we have to do our jobs for living.

I have only managed to establish the file search code and the pattern matching.

So the remaining task is to count the occurrences. Post your code and I will guide you to complete it. But I have no time to reproduce your current code and generate sample input to test it.

Or just wait for someone else.


Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[Bong]

If your problem is with syntax, post your logic (aka pseudo code), step by step, and we can translate that to Tcl. I have to say, however, that as much as I love Tcl (and I do), it probably isn't the best language for this task (if I understand what this task is).

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Bob Rashkin

 

[feherke]

Hi

I have to say, however, that as much as I love Tcl (and I do), it probably isn't the best language for this task (if I understand what this task is).

I have to agree. Personally I would do it with command line tools :

grep -h -o -E 'ADDR #[[:xdigit:]]{4}' *.txt | cut -d '#' -f 2 | sort | uniq -c

Tested with GNU [tt]grep[/tt], [tt]cut[/tt], [tt]sort[/tt], [tt]uniq[/tt].

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[mune77]

yeah,
that seems handy!
many thanks