From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Sumbler Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Counting words Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 20:03:53 +0000 Organization: Customer of PlusNet Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1070223420 7504 80.91.224.253 (30 Nov 2003 20:17:00 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 20:17:00 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Nov 30 21:16:56 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AQY00-00030y-00 for ; Sun, 30 Nov 2003 21:16:56 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AQYwa-00032C-GB for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 30 Nov 2003 16:17:28 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!nntp.theplanet.net!inewsm1.nntp.theplanet.net!easynet-monga!easynet.net!mephistopheles.news.clara.net!news.clara.net!lon1-news.nildram.net!landlord!wards.force9.net.POSTED!ceres.staly.plus.com!david Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help In-Reply-To: Original-Lines: 25 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 212.159.84.98 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@plus.net.uk Original-X-Trace: wards.force9.net 1070222718 212.159.84.98 (Sun, 30 Nov 2003 20:05:18 GMT) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 20:05:18 GMT Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:118821 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:14763 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:14763 On Sun, 30 Nov 2003, Jesper Harder wrote: > David Sumbler writes: > > > How do I do a word count in Emacs? > > `M-| wc -w' Brilliant! I hadn't thought of using a shell command, and I wasn't really familiar with M-! and M-| anyway, so it has been a very useful lesson. Thanks for your help. David -- David Sumbler Please reply to the newsgroup. However, if you _really_ want to send me an e-mail, replace "nospam" in my address with "aeolia".