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Re: Estimate line count in text file

by GrandFather (Saint)
on Jul 18, 2008 at 13:12 UTC ( [id://698607]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Estimate line count in text file

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?


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Re^2: Estimate line count in text file
by xaprb (Scribe) on Jul 18, 2008 at 13:16 UTC
    That's a great idea!

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