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# average This command allows you to calculate the average of values in a column. ## Examples
To get the average of the file sizes in a directory, simply pipe the size column from the ls command to the sum command.
# average
This command allows you to calculate the average of values in a column.
## Examples
To get the average of the file sizes in a directory, simply pipe the size column from the ls command to the average command.
```shell
> ls | get size | average
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```
Note that average only works for integer and byte values at the moment, and if the shell doesn't recognize the values in a column as one of those types, it will return an error.
One way to solve this is to convert each row to an integer and then pipe the result to `average`
Note that average only works for integer and byte values. If the shell doesn't recognize the values in a column as one of those types, it will return an error.
One way to solve this is to convert each row to an integer when possible and then pipe the result to `average`
```shell
> open tests/fixtures/formats/caco3_plastics.csv | get tariff_item | average

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docs/commands/sum.md
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# sum This command allows you to calculate the sum of values in a column. ## Examples
# sum
This command allows you to calculate the sum of values in a column.
## Examples
To get the sum of the file sizes in a directory, simply pipe the size column from the ls command to the sum command.
```shell
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```
To get the sum of the characters in your present working directory.
To get the sum of the characters that make up your present working directory.
```shell
> pwd | split-row / | size | get chars | sum
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```
Note that sum only works for integer and byte values at the moment, and if the shell doesn't recognize the values in a column as one of those types, it will return an error.
One way to solve this is to convert each row to an integer and then pipe the result to `sum`
Note that sum only works for integer and byte values. If the shell doesn't recognize the values in a column as one of those types, it will return an error.
One way to solve this is to convert each row to an integer when possible and then pipe the result to `sum`
```shell
> open tests/fixtures/formats/caco3_plastics.csv | get tariff_item | average
> open tests/fixtures/formats/caco3_plastics.csv | get tariff_item | sum
error: Unrecognized type in stream: Primitive(String("2509000000"))
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1 | open tests/fixtures/formats/caco3_plastics.csv | get tariff_item | sum