using grep and wc

[R6chub]

Hi All,

I hope this is the right place for this question. I am in an introductory Linux & scripting class and our first assignment was to make a script to find certain strings with grep and wc. I know the basics for grep and wc but I do not know how to find specific strings.

for example I know if I wanted to find the word "first" in a file called Constitution it would read something like

grep -r first /Constitution.


Our first assignment is to look at the Constitution and find certain strings

*How many 4-letter words?
*Are there any words with no vowels?
*Find "1-syllable" words with exactly one vowell / with 2 vowells
and
*some words with two orthographic vowels with only one phonological vowel (i.e. the word "read")

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome !

You can do that easily using grep | wc combination. We can't help you in Home Work Assignments. Its against Forum Rules.
Check manual of grep and wc. You can find a lot of online tutorials on this.

If you have any specific question, do not hesitate to start a new thread.