[Cipher786]

Hi, All -

awk5.awk contains the following script:

BEGIN {
	printf "The following are directory files:"
	"ls -l | grep '^d' | {print $0}"
	printf "There were "NR" directories in this list."
      }

When I run the script, Here is what I get:
clyde% awk -f awk5.awk
The following are directory files:There were 0 directories in this list.clyde%

When I run "ls -l | grep '^d'" by itself, I get 20 directories. How can I correct the script.

Thanks in advance...

[Cipher786]

Thanks for taking a look at this question. Here is how I resolved it:

BEGIN	{
  		printf "The following are directory files:\n"
  		while(("ls -l|grep '^d'"|getline ) > 0){print;i++}
  		print "There were "i" directories in this list."
	}

[edidataguy]

Cipher786, on 21 July 2009 - 03:56 PM, said:

Thanks for taking a look at this question. Here is how I resolved it:

BEGIN	{
  		printf "The following are directory files:\n"
  		while(("ls -l|grep '^d'"|getline ) > 0){print;i++}
  		print "There were "i" directories in this list."
	}

Must it be in AWK only?
If not, this will work:

ls -l|grep '^d'| wc -l