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=={{header|UNIX Shell}}==
====Byte
{{works with|Bourne Shell}}
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====With [[Unix|SUSv3]] parameter expansion modifier:====
This returns the byte count in ash/dash, but the character count in bash, ksh, and zsh:
{{works with|Almquist SHell}}
{{works with|Bourne Again SHell
{{works with|
{{works with|Z SHell}}
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">string='Hello, world!'
length=
echo $length # if you want it printed to the terminal</syntaxhighlight>
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