sh Arithmetic Expansion Line Count
Example
i=0
while read -r line; do
i=$((i+1))
done < file
echo $i
With a file containing:
Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Delta
Epsilon
The above script prints: 5
i=0
while read -r line; do
i=$((i+1))
done < file
echo $i
With a file containing:
Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Delta
Epsilon
The above script prints: 5
