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How to figure out the length of a string in bash?
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string_length.sh
# How to figure out the length of a strign in bash?
#expr length
expr length "string" #This works on Ubuntu, but not on Mac
#wc -c
echo -n "string" | wc -c # -n not to output trailing newline in echo
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