Subj : how many are there? To : Those That Can From : Maurice Kinal Date : Sun Nov 27 2016 00:15:41 -={ 2016-11-27 00:15:41.498554370+00:00 }=- Hey Those! Read only utf-8 characters and report the total bytes; ---------- :read !tr -d '\0-\177' < ~/etc/DAILYUTF.332 | wc --bytes 18 ---------- vim commandline ends Do the same but report the total number of utf-8 characters; ---------- :read !tr -d '\0-\177' < ~/etc/DAILYUTF.332 | wc --chars 9 ---------- vim commandline ends Does that look right? Life is good, Maurice .... Nieht bið wedera ðiestrost, ned bið wyrda. Night is the darkest of weathers, necessity the hardest of fates. --- GNU bash, version 4.4.5(1)-release (x86_64-atom-linux-gnu) * Origin: Little Mikey's Brain - Ladysmith BC, Canada (1:153/7001) .