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                 |  | UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Unix Tip #4488- June 25, 2025
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COUNTING BLANK LINES 
Counting blank lines in
 a file which may include
 spaces and tabs:
 
 cat filename |awk ' /^['\ '|'\t']*$/ { ++x } END { print "No. of Blank Lines = " x } '
 
 
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