From unknown Mon Jun 16 23:38:12 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#33574 <33574@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#33574 <33574@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: grep -c question Reply-To: bug#33574 <33574@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2025 06:38:12 +0000 retitle 33574 grep -c question reassign 33574 grep submitter 33574 "Helen Grubner" severity 33574 normal tag 33574 notabug thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Dec 02 02:14:27 2018 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 2 Dec 2018 07:14:27 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57500 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1gTLxT-0000EX-0A for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 02 Dec 2018 02:14:27 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:54556) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1gTLrg-0008VM-4l for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 02 Dec 2018 02:08:28 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gTLrY-0003a4-Up for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 02 Dec 2018 02:08:22 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:50944) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gTLrY-0003Ze-8A for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 02 Dec 2018 02:08:20 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:35932) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gTLrX-0003Dn-1m for bug-grep@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Dec 2018 02:08:20 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gTLrS-0003Vx-VD for bug-grep@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Dec 2018 02:08:19 -0500 Received: from smtp.fgznet.ch ([157.161.14.53]:39448) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gTLrR-0003B2-Ds for bug-grep@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Dec 2018 02:08:14 -0500 Received: from aghg44 (dhclient-91-190-16-119.flashcable.ch [91.190.16.119]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by fgznet.ch (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 279B5C55E3; Sun, 2 Dec 2018 08:07:52 +0100 (CET) From: "Helen Grubner" To: Subject: grep -c question Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2018 08:07:53 +0100 Message-ID: <000401d48a0d$be98f450$3bcadcf0$@fgznet.ch> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01D48A16.205FCD50" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 15.0 Thread-Index: AdSKDTbybpxKwInWRtiwoSu0TgKR3Q== Content-Language: de-ch X-Scanned-By: Idefix Submit on 127.0.1.1 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.1 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 02 Dec 2018 02:14:25 -0500 Cc: 'Alexander Grubner' X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -5.1 (-----) This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01D48A16.205FCD50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Team Can you tell me, why I see this with grep -c on a file with following content? $ cat file_13.txt 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 $ grep -c 1 file_13.txt 5 Should it not show 6? When search for value 2, it is correct. $ grep -c 3 file_13.txt 2 $ file file_13.txt file_13.txt: ASCII text Thank you Alexander Grubner ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01D48A16.205FCD50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear Team

 

Can you tell me, why I see this with grep –c on a = file with following content?

 

$ cat = file_13.txt

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

 

$ grep -c 1 = file_13.txt

5

 

Should it not = show 6? When search for value 2, it is = correct…

 

$ grep -c 3 = file_13.txt

2

 

 

$ file = file_13.txt

file_13.txt: = ASCII text

 

Thank = you

Alexander = Grubner

 

------=_NextPart_000_0005_01D48A16.205FCD50-- From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Dec 02 03:03:34 2018 Received: (at 33574) by debbugs.gnu.org; 2 Dec 2018 08:03:34 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57533 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1gTMj0-0001aj-Lg for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 02 Dec 2018 03:03:34 -0500 Received: from mail-oi1-f178.google.com ([209.85.167.178]:44646) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1gTMiz-0001aW-EH for 33574@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 02 Dec 2018 03:03:33 -0500 Received: by mail-oi1-f178.google.com with SMTP id m6so8314137oig.11 for <33574@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sun, 02 Dec 2018 00:03:33 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=4YomyCKczp/ShDn3Gqn9O7BR3wpN8Hc8xQxzClNMw4Q=; b=DubF5+mEbl0cqyzLpx6iF9osVlxl5PwVzc5ja6eJpU60hieMRrBluI3Syoxdd3UwW9 XWPvtDdN2+xYAe2WsY5HyHz7scRAb59Z8/jq9CctLNbbg1AsxJUSiJniDsJbZ0rkT2JF 0eYS0KdWgbCgLjv+xELgne7u5z/OrZs55sTGgyeYKJY8m4F6pltJO0edhBVVX6NkO9H7 p8VZIWHO+ce437zEOPeWsH0wPX7zYMAHp4XKTUw10u9qYtMmINl59+rUbjoi3UErpVED 9SeneKN06+O2fLdweYRaHZuVajGCa47D9fE++pcDaXRQLMA7ElE7QotBJbV6a+RiE5J1 sFYw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=4YomyCKczp/ShDn3Gqn9O7BR3wpN8Hc8xQxzClNMw4Q=; b=BEBR+8pFPC1A6G+omKW1Z5fE4CSWQLYPwJeuxxS0RpYuVZXKqAAZkQ6HHGrMLDO3Fr JZ0+YtZgyTxdkn8uPTEFLACVEb6vecYTXncjPDRmZa/c2AUE7Y7lENecMy8S4R7rZ52Z aWm/UeM2+bkobjHGb3wkOrpfH0p4Uk28GjPq79nyfi7PbfRcKcbOSI7FhIu5M0Dhmzzv sYWQbGRG7lYA+vHRx0v/pTx4If4NfPwAU5pbBVi4KFDcfpsIq3xeMQLKxUGHnwtTQLkt FzVPzHepigUBoO8hB0y8q8ORSdjUju+NXCCp0CgqnBc8rJ/HVL/4tA544ZobNlBP+a/1 sP+Q== X-Gm-Message-State: AA+aEWYeVCLkrutppyFfdMxqcypOpZsxQVT+SL8MFeKQwcjlfdoJgmmQ sJ4DSfKNh+xzQXCqlC9wvodIWUVB7dB7DKgliQ5fhQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AFSGD/Vv6hcC2qW43vlLaKHztznbVi2RFN7T4CgLIjlN03DGqNKGLK26cnRh9i7DJZU4eMTQ4aFSI6PBvXCeDFcd2d8= X-Received: by 2002:aca:bb04:: with SMTP id l4mr6844404oif.109.1543737802657; Sun, 02 Dec 2018 00:03:22 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <000401d48a0d$be98f450$3bcadcf0$@fgznet.ch> In-Reply-To: <000401d48a0d$be98f450$3bcadcf0$@fgznet.ch> From: Phillip Feldman Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2018 00:03:11 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: bug#33574: grep -c question To: helen.grubner@fgznet.ch Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000005a943f057c0577fb" X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 33574 Cc: 33574@debbugs.gnu.org, alexander.grubner@fgznet.ch X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) --0000000000005a943f057c0577fb Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" `grep -c` reports the number of matching lines--not the total number of times the pattern appears. On Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 11:15 PM Helen Grubner wrote: > Dear Team > > > > Can you tell me, why I see this with grep -c on a file with following > content? > > > > $ cat file_13.txt > > 1 > > 2 > > 3 > > 4 > > 5 > > 6 > > 7 > > 8 > > 9 > > 10 > > 11 > > 12 > > 13 > > > > $ grep -c 1 file_13.txt > > 5 > > > > Should it not show 6? When search for value 2, it is correct. > > > > $ grep -c 3 file_13.txt > > 2 > > > > > > $ file file_13.txt > > file_13.txt: ASCII text > > > > Thank you > > Alexander Grubner > > > > --0000000000005a943f057c0577fb Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
`grep -c` reports the number of matching lines--not the to= tal number of times the pattern appears.

On Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 11:15 PM Helen Grubner <helen.grubner@fgznet.ch> wrote:=
Dear Team



Can you tell me, why I see this with grep -c on a file with following
content?



$ cat file_13.txt

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13



$ grep -c 1 file_13.txt

5



Should it not show 6? When search for value 2, it is correct.



$ grep -c 3 file_13.txt

2





$ file file_13.txt

file_13.txt: ASCII text



Thank you

Alexander Grubner



--0000000000005a943f057c0577fb-- From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Dec 02 09:56:14 2018 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 2 Dec 2018 14:56:14 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58268 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1gTTAK-00084f-L8 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 02 Dec 2018 09:56:14 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:46583) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1gTTAH-00084V-Jc for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 02 Dec 2018 09:56:11 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gTTAB-0006cz-HV for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 02 Dec 2018 09:56:04 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:57943) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gTTAB-0006cu-EM for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 02 Dec 2018 09:56:03 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:56192) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gTTAA-00085O-GQ for bug-grep@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Dec 2018 09:56:03 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gTTA5-0006Zg-W3 for bug-grep@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Dec 2018 09:56:02 -0500 Received: from wout2-smtp.messagingengine.com ([64.147.123.25]:46367) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gTTA5-0006XL-Kv for bug-grep@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Dec 2018 09:55:57 -0500 Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.nyi.internal [10.202.2.41]) by mailout.west.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id 528E3C6E for ; Sun, 2 Dec 2018 09:55:50 -0500 (EST) Received: from web1 ([10.202.2.211]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Sun, 02 Dec 2018 09:55:50 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=content-transfer-encoding:content-type :date:from:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version:references :subject:to:x-me-proxy:x-me-proxy:x-me-sender:x-me-sender :x-sasl-enc; s=fm1; bh=BHuLsqopSb6aD3APSfKXPKtSnf4mD2HttIYZ18lri +w=; b=Gg1Dc8c2kki4hC02aiVJsA+UbJymxEAkIVUTtqLF793yBJDGF0UsDVa3k H06Xzh8z9mLsTQKKYLxhIBr7xlf5KSGOIFDwo8/jbiLJufdGQQI3nnKRk1etoEai SjkcjZv7ATN+uZh7RSJMRIQXgRHPh8H0B5z2ex1szbqVipP0ap0acXla1fCmUk+d oWgqJL+Z1Zky+Qs4mwrQRwRinD7rZmeY3yDivzBh18KNK7w6MNtj81yOeEnD65dd NblURgSnEcW9yIINW007T0iewWR6Kz4Uv84yvsiEBvWNoE9bg0J2rvttk2cXoOIL 1zT977YmZ3Bz0lFPV049HRAVMPhjg== X-ME-Sender: X-ME-Proxy: Received: by mailuser.nyi.internal (Postfix, from userid 99) id 9F558940FA; Sun, 2 Dec 2018 09:55:49 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <1543762549.1368657.1596064656.659BF5F9@webmail.messagingengine.com> From: Paul Jackson To: bug-grep@gnu.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" X-Mailer: MessagingEngine.com Webmail Interface - ajax-3449945b Subject: Re: bug#33574: grep -c question Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2018 08:55:49 -0600 In-Reply-To: References: <000401d48a0d$be98f450$3bcadcf0$@fgznet.ch> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.3 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -5.3 (-----) >> `grep -c` reports the number of matching lines--not the total number of >> times the pattern appears. Yes. In other words, the line "11" counts as 1 match (one line), not as two matches. I would expect the command "grep -c somepattern somefile" to provide the same results as the command "grep somepattern somefile | wc -l" (each matching line counts once.) -- Paul Jackson pj@usa.net From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Jan 02 03:56:02 2020 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 2 Jan 2020 08:56:03 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:38073 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1imwGw-00037K-M0 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 02 Jan 2020 03:56:02 -0500 Received: from zimbra.cs.ucla.edu ([131.179.128.68]:44426) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1imwGu-00036m-W9 for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 02 Jan 2020 03:56:01 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zimbra.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9272D160017 for ; Thu, 2 Jan 2020 00:55:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from zimbra.cs.ucla.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zimbra.cs.ucla.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10032) with ESMTP id xRRhpvM0vOAw for ; Thu, 2 Jan 2020 00:55:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zimbra.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0218B160054 for ; Thu, 2 Jan 2020 00:55:55 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at zimbra.cs.ucla.edu Received: from zimbra.cs.ucla.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zimbra.cs.ucla.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id R3xH9cQdlQTv for ; Thu, 2 Jan 2020 00:55:54 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.1.9] (cpe-23-242-74-103.socal.res.rr.com [23.242.74.103]) by zimbra.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D6EEB160017 for ; Thu, 2 Jan 2020 00:55:54 -0800 (PST) To: control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Paul Eggert Subject: 33574 is not a bug Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department Message-ID: <395e00ef-65a3-b362-17de-9effbecc8d56@cs.ucla.edu> Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2020 00:55:54 -0800 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:68.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/68.2.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) tags 33574 notabug close 33574 From unknown Mon Jun 16 23:38:12 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. 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