topic shell script: how to get the length of a strings in Operating System - HP-UX

shell script: how to get the length of a strings

mooi-kuan — Thu, 22 Mar 2001 04:17:16 GMT

Hi Forumist,

var1="testing",

I need to know the length the the var1. How can this be achinved ? ie, will return 7

Thank you.

Sandor Horvath_2 — Thu, 22 Mar 2001 04:52:09 GMT

Hi !

with awk:
echo $var1 | awk ' { print length($0) } '

regards, Saa

Sandor Horvath_2 — Thu, 22 Mar 2001 04:58:35 GMT

Hi !

In posix shell:
${#var1}

regards, saa

Sandor Horvath_2 — Thu, 22 Mar 2001 04:58:38 GMT

Hi !

In posix shell:
${#var1}

regards, saa

Sandor Horvath_2 — Thu, 22 Mar 2001 04:58:55 GMT

Hi !

In posix shell:
${#var1}

regards, saa

Sandor Horvath_2 — Thu, 22 Mar 2001 04:59:31 GMT

Hi !

In posix shell:
${#var1}

regards, saa

Sandor Horvath_2 — Thu, 22 Mar 2001 05:02:12 GMT

Sorry for many answer, but I get back Java error....

Saa

Steven Sim Kok Leong — Thu, 22 Mar 2001 08:46:55 GMT

Hi,

Alternatively,

# echo $var | wc -c

Hope this helps. Regards.

Steven Sim Kok Leong
Brainbench MVP for Unix Admin
http://www.brainbench.com

James R. Ferguson — Thu, 22 Mar 2001 12:45:01 GMT

Hi:

You can use 'expr' as:

# V=testing
# expr length $V

...JRF...