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I want to count the number of DOTS (marked in red) , in the file.
Please advise,
I am still trying and thinking...about it. how to do it. awk no clue how to get to a filed which has no space.. etc. So still working on it. Thanks any way for the comment.
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The -o option available in some implementations of the grep utility is an extension to the requirements specified by the standards. If you would have told us what system you're using when you asked for help, most of the people here trying to help you find a way to get what you want would have avoided options that aren't available on your system.
All of the proposals so far fail if there are other dots in the line, e.g. file name extensions or like. You need to isolate the row of timing dots like e.g.