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tsv-filter:tldr:00730

tsv-filter: Count matching lines, interpreting first line as a [H]eader.
$ tsv-filter --count -H --eq ${field_name}:${number} ${path-to-tsv_file}
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The command you provided is using a tool called "tsv-filter" to filter a TSV (tab-separated values) file based on a specific condition and count the number of matching rows.

Here is a breakdown of the command:

  • tsv-filter: This is the name of the tool or command-line program being executed.
  • --count: This option instructs the tool to count the number of rows that meet the filtering condition.
  • -H: This option tells the tool to consider the first row in the TSV file as the header row and ignore it during filtering.
  • --eq: This option specifies that the filtering condition will be based on an equality comparison.
  • ${field_name}:${number}: This is the condition used for filtering. It consists of two parts separated by a colon. ${field_name} should be replaced with the name of the specific field (column) in the TSV file you want to apply the filter on. ${number} should be replaced with the specific value you want to filter on within that field.
  • ${path-to-tsv_file}: This is the path or location of the TSV file on your system that you want to filter.

To summarize, the command is filtering a TSV file by checking if the value in a specific field (${field_name}) is equal to a certain number (${number}). The tool will then count the number of rows that meet this condition, excluding the header row.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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