I have a binary file. (backup)
My task is to list the number of names in the file using wc and piping.
I have researched various ways of doing so but none of which provide the desired output.
Following a numbered output, I am to list the first 5 and last 5 of the names.
ls -l of file:
-rw-r--r-- . 1 root root 3252373504 Jan 21 22:04 /mnt/tape/backup
Currently I have the numbered output:
strings /mnt/tape/backup | wc -w
10123456
The example for the first 5 names is:
I see the result is a list of files that are backed up. However, I have not determined the proper command to specifically display these path names as the backup.
Thank you.
My task is to list the number of names in the file using wc and piping.
I have researched various ways of doing so but none of which provide the desired output.
Following a numbered output, I am to list the first 5 and last 5 of the names.
ls -l of file:
-rw-r--r-- . 1 root root 3252373504 Jan 21 22:04 /mnt/tape/backup
Currently I have the numbered output:
strings /mnt/tape/backup | wc -w
10123456
The example for the first 5 names is:
lib
lib64
usr/lib64/libgcc_s-4.8.5-20150702.so.1
usr/lib64/libgcc_s.so.1
lib64
usr/lib64/libgcc_s-4.8.5-20150702.so.1
usr/lib64/libgcc_s.so.1
I see the result is a list of files that are backed up. However, I have not determined the proper command to specifically display these path names as the backup.
Thank you.
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