from the cookbook: $count += tr/\n/\n/ while sysread(FILE, $_, 2 ** 16); > -----Original Message----- > From: Shishir K. Singh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 11:47 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: No of lines in a file > > > Hi, > > Is there a way to get the number of lines in a file. Conditions: > > a) Without using backticks on wc -l > b) Without opening the file and looping over the records > > Thanks > Shishir > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
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