Assigning Value of variable

Hi

In my shell script, I'm trying to find the line count of a file and assign it to a variable.

LINE_COUNT=$(wc -l $FILE_NAME)

But when i display LINE_COUNT, i'm getting the linecount concatenated with the file name. I want only the number. How can i get the line count alone ? Someone please help.

Thanks,
Jane A

LINE_COUNT=$(wc -l < $FILE_NAME)

Hi

It worked. Thanks a lot Anbu.