Bash Scripting - String Operations
What will be the output of the following bash script?
text="Hello World"
echo ${#text}What will be the output of the following bash script?
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Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
Step 1: Count characters in the string "Hello World"
The string has 11 characters: 5 letters in "Hello", 1 space, and 5 letters in "World".Step 2: Understand ${#text} returns string length
The commandecho ${#text}prints the length, which is 11.Final Answer:
11 -> Option AQuick Check:
Length of "Hello World" = 11 [OK]
Quick Trick: Count spaces too when using ${#var} [OK]
Common Mistakes:
MISTAKES- Ignoring spaces in length count
- Counting words instead of characters
- Expecting output to be string value instead of length
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