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From: ecl@mtgzz.UUCP (e.c.leeper)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: Adding up columns of numbers...
Message-ID: <845@mtgzz.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 15-Jun-85 21:24:29 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun 15 21:24:29 1985
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Organization: AT&T Information Systems Labs, Middletown NJ
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Cc: ecl

> Yes indeedy... here's a quick little script to get you started with
> multiple columns of numbers.....
> 
> (Followed by 35-line shell/awk script)

Far too complicated!

How about:
	echo 0 `sed -e 's/$/+/' -e 's/-+/-/' <file` pq | dc

Should handle negative numbers (e.g., "4-") also.


					Evelyn C. Leeper
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