Word Count for a specific set of files

[Nabin Limbu]

Hi James H. Cutts,

Hope this will help you


#!/bin/bash
j=1
for i in `ls -1rS`
do
if [ $j -gt 10 ]; then exit; fi
j=`expr $j + 1`
echo `wc -w $i`
done

With Regards
Nabin Limbu


James H. Cutts III said:
> I need some shell scripting assistance.  I want a word count of the
> smallest 10 files in a directory.
>
> I can get the list of the smallest 10 files:  ls -1S | tail
>
> I can get the count of a list of files: wc <fn1> <fn2> ... <fn10>
>
> How can I put these two commands together to get wc to use the list of
> files I get back from the ls / tail command.
>
> Thanks,
> James H. Cutts III
> Computer Project Manager
> SOM-RES / CORI
> University of Missouri - Columbia
>
>
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