Hi,
I need to count number of '$' symbol in a file and assign it to a variable.
I am using below command.
grep -c '\$' inputfile
O/p:
10359
Its giving correct o/p but when I am assigning the same to a variable its giving completely different o/p.
ab1=`grep -c '\$' inputfile`
$ echo $ab1
316206
Can anybody pls help me on this.
Thanks!
Try:
ab1=$(grep -c '\$' inputfile)
wow its working... thanks.. 
can u pls explain why it ws nt working earlier n the functionality of current one..
If you use backticks you need to use extra escape(s) for the dollar sign, otherwise you are counting linefeeds instead of dollar signs. With the $() construct the extra escapes are not necessary.