Jul 132010
How to sum a file of numbers?
Answer:
Assume you have a text file with numbers, one line one number, e.g.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
You can use the paste and bc command for this tasks.
# paste -sd+ num.txt | bc
55
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How to sum a file of numbers?
Answer:
Assume you have a text file with numbers, one line one number, e.g.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
You can use the paste and bc command for this tasks.
# paste -sd+ num.txt | bc
55
