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Re: Estimate line count in text fileby GrandFather (Saint) |
on Jul 18, 2008 at 13:12 UTC ( [id://698607]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
Why not use -s to find the file size then use tell from time to time to determine how far through you are and make a time remaining estimate from that? Perl is environmentally friendly - it saves trees
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