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#!/bin/bash
# letter-count.sh: Counting letter occurrences in a text file.
# Written by Stefano Palmeri.
# Used in ABS Guide with permission.
# Slightly modified by document author.
MINARGS=2 # Script requires at least two arguments.
E_BADARGS=65
FILE=$1
let LETTERS=$#-1 # How many letters specified (as command-line args).
# (Subtract 1 from number of command-line args.)
show_help(){
echo
echo Usage: `basename $0` file letters
echo Note: `basename $0` arguments are case sensitive.
echo Example: `basename $0` foobar.txt G n U L i N U x.
echo
}
# Checks number of arguments.
if [ $# -lt $MINARGS ]; then
echo
echo "Not enough arguments."
echo
show_help
exit $E_BADARGS
fi
# Checks if file exists.
if [ ! -f $FILE ]; then
echo "File \"$FILE\" does not exist."
exit $E_BADARGS
fi
# Counts letter occurrences .
for n in `seq $LETTERS`; do
shift
if [[ `echo -n "$1" | wc -c` -eq 1 ]]; then # Checks arg.
echo "$1" -\> `cat $FILE | tr -cd "$1" | wc -c` # Counting.
else
echo "$1 is not a single char."
fi
done
exit $?
# This script has exactly the same functionality as letter-count2.sh,
#+ but executes faster.
# Why?
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