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title: length
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layout: command
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version: 0.59.0
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---
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Count the number of elements in the input.
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## Signature
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```> length --column```
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## Parameters
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- `--column`: Show the number of columns in a table
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## Examples
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Count the number of entries in a list
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```shell
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> echo [1 2 3 4 5] | length
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```
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Count the number of columns in the calendar table
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```shell
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> cal | length -c
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```
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