Sum the number in each line of a filePost Author:TimPost published:January 31, 2011Post Category:LinuxPost Comments:0 CommentsHere is the command awk '{s += $1} END {print s}' mydatafile.txt Tags: awk, sum You Might Also Like Linux Ethernet Bonding – load balancing / active-passiveJanuary 15, 2011 Exim: update the recipient of a e-mail message in the queryJune 23, 2012 How to solve “Out of resources when opening file”April 3, 2012Leave a Reply Cancel replyCommentEnter your name or usernameEnter your emailEnter your website URL (optional) This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.