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Code:

echo "2012-12-26--14.8224 2012-12-27--14.2898 2012-12-28--14.9180 2012-12-29--13.3637 2012-12-30--13.7091"

the set of numbers i provided above is separated by spaces. how do i count how many sets there are?

i tried:

Code:

echo "2012-12-26--14.8224 2012-12-27--14.2898 2012-12-28--14.9180 2012-12-29--13.3637 2012-12-30--13.7091" | wc -w

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actually never mind, i think i may have found the solution:

Code:

echo ""2012-12-26--14.8224 2012-12-27--14.2898 2012-12-28--14.9180 2012-12-29--13.3637 2012-12-30--13.7091"" | wc -w

notice the double quotes.

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