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Bash Function: Count the number of lines in a string as variable
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count-new-lines
# -----------------------------------------
# count the number of lines in a string as variable
#
# @1 = string
# -----------------------------------------
function count-new-lines() {
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
echo "Must provide string as variable.."
return
else
echo "$1" | wc -l
fi
}
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