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A count can be given as the number of lines to read before |
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computing a result. |
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By default, |
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Normally, |
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.I total |
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reads each file to its end before producing its result, but the |
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reads each file to its end before producing its result, |
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but this behavior may be overridden by inserting blank lines in |
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the input. |
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For each blank input line, total produces a result as if the |
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end-of-file had been reached. |
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If two blank lines immediately follow each other, total closes |
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the file and proceeds to the next one (after reporting the result). |
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The |
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.I \-N |
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option (where N is a decimal integer) tells |
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.I total |
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In addition, the |
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.I \-r |
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option can be specified to override reinitialization and thus |
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give a running total every N lines. |
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give a running total every N lines (or every blank line). |
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If the end of file is reached, the current total is printed |
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and the calculation is reset before the next file (with or without the |
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.I \-r |
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option can be used to specify the input and output tab character. |
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The default tab character is TAB. |
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.PP |
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At least one set of totals is produced for each input file. |
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If no files are given, the standard input is read. |
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If a file contains any blank lines, then the total is reported |
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at that point as if it constituted the end of file, and the tallies |
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are reset. |
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.SH EXAMPLE |
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To compute the RMS value of colon-separated columns in a file: |
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