How to sum file sizes using bc and stat

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I want to perform bc command on this output in order to get the sum of them.

Command:



stat --format=%s /etc/*.conf | paste -sd "+" -



Output:-



2981+6790+2969+604+346+2584+4781+9+144+34+191+599+973+497+552+3173+23+1963+2683+1260

asked Nov 25 at 10:26

Onyic

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... pipe the result to bc?
– steeldriver
Nov 25 at 10:31

It gives me an error:- " bash: bc: command not found paste: write error: Broken pipe "
– Onyic
Nov 25 at 10:45

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Maybe bc is not installed, so you must install it. Try sudo apt install bc
– sudodus
Nov 25 at 11:01

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I want to perform bc command on this output in order to get the sum of them.

Command:



stat --format=%s /etc/*.conf | paste -sd "+" -



Output:-



2981+6790+2969+604+346+2584+4781+9+144+34+191+599+973+497+552+3173+23+1963+2683+1260

asked Nov 25 at 10:26

Onyic

355

1

... pipe the result to bc?
– steeldriver
Nov 25 at 10:31

It gives me an error:- " bash: bc: command not found paste: write error: Broken pipe "
– Onyic
Nov 25 at 10:45

1

Maybe bc is not installed, so you must install it. Try sudo apt install bc
– sudodus
Nov 25 at 11:01

add a comment |

up vote
2
down vote

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I want to perform bc command on this output in order to get the sum of them.

Command:



stat --format=%s /etc/*.conf | paste -sd "+" -



Output:-



2981+6790+2969+604+346+2584+4781+9+144+34+191+599+973+497+552+3173+23+1963+2683+1260

asked Nov 25 at 10:26

Onyic

355

I want to perform bc command on this output in order to get the sum of them.

Command:



stat --format=%s /etc/*.conf | paste -sd "+" -



Output:-



2981+6790+2969+604+346+2584+4781+9+144+34+191+599+973+497+552+3173+23+1963+2683+1260

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asked Nov 25 at 10:26

Onyic

355

asked Nov 25 at 10:26

Onyic

355

asked Nov 25 at 10:26

Onyic

355

asked Nov 25 at 10:26

Onyic

355

asked Nov 25 at 10:26

Onyic

355

1

... pipe the result to bc?
– steeldriver
Nov 25 at 10:31

It gives me an error:- " bash: bc: command not found paste: write error: Broken pipe "
– Onyic
Nov 25 at 10:45

1

Maybe bc is not installed, so you must install it. Try sudo apt install bc
– sudodus
Nov 25 at 11:01

add a comment |

1

... pipe the result to bc?
– steeldriver
Nov 25 at 10:31

It gives me an error:- " bash: bc: command not found paste: write error: Broken pipe "
– Onyic
Nov 25 at 10:45

1

Maybe bc is not installed, so you must install it. Try sudo apt install bc
– sudodus
Nov 25 at 11:01

... pipe the result to bc?
– steeldriver
Nov 25 at 10:31

It gives me an error:- " bash: bc: command not found paste: write error: Broken pipe "
– Onyic
Nov 25 at 10:45

Maybe bc is not installed, so you must install it. Try sudo apt install bc
– sudodus
Nov 25 at 11:01

add a comment |

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With `bc`

Install bc,

sudo apt update

sudo apt install bc

Now you can pipe to bc according to @steeldriver's comment,

$ stat --format=%s /etc/*.conf | paste -sd "+" - | bc

112126

Without `bc`

You can also let the bash shell calculate the sum $(( ... )) of the output of the command,

$ echo $(( $(stat --format=%s /etc/*.conf | paste -sd "+" - ) ))

112126

Please notice that I show the result in my Lubuntu system, your result will probably be different.

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answered Nov 25 at 11:11

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With `bc`

Install bc,

sudo apt update

sudo apt install bc

Now you can pipe to bc according to @steeldriver's comment,

$ stat --format=%s /etc/*.conf | paste -sd "+" - | bc

112126

Without `bc`

You can also let the bash shell calculate the sum $(( ... )) of the output of the command,

$ echo $(( $(stat --format=%s /etc/*.conf | paste -sd "+" - ) ))

112126

Please notice that I show the result in my Lubuntu system, your result will probably be different.

edited Nov 25 at 11:25

answered Nov 25 at 11:11

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up vote
3
down vote

accepted

With `bc`

Install bc,

sudo apt update

sudo apt install bc

Now you can pipe to bc according to @steeldriver's comment,

$ stat --format=%s /etc/*.conf | paste -sd "+" - | bc

112126

Without `bc`

You can also let the bash shell calculate the sum $(( ... )) of the output of the command,

$ echo $(( $(stat --format=%s /etc/*.conf | paste -sd "+" - ) ))

112126

Please notice that I show the result in my Lubuntu system, your result will probably be different.

edited Nov 25 at 11:25

answered Nov 25 at 11:11

sudodus

21.8k32871

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up vote
3
down vote

accepted

With `bc`

Install bc,

sudo apt update

sudo apt install bc

Now you can pipe to bc according to @steeldriver's comment,

$ stat --format=%s /etc/*.conf | paste -sd "+" - | bc

112126

Without `bc`

You can also let the bash shell calculate the sum $(( ... )) of the output of the command,

$ echo $(( $(stat --format=%s /etc/*.conf | paste -sd "+" - ) ))

112126

Please notice that I show the result in my Lubuntu system, your result will probably be different.

edited Nov 25 at 11:25

answered Nov 25 at 11:11

sudodus

21.8k32871

With `bc`

Install bc,

sudo apt update

sudo apt install bc

Now you can pipe to bc according to @steeldriver's comment,

$ stat --format=%s /etc/*.conf | paste -sd "+" - | bc

112126

Without `bc`

You can also let the bash shell calculate the sum $(( ... )) of the output of the command,

$ echo $(( $(stat --format=%s /etc/*.conf | paste -sd "+" - ) ))

112126

Please notice that I show the result in my Lubuntu system, your result will probably be different.

edited Nov 25 at 11:25

answered Nov 25 at 11:11

sudodus

21.8k32871

edited Nov 25 at 11:25

answered Nov 25 at 11:11

sudodus

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answered Nov 25 at 11:11

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answered Nov 25 at 11:11

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