recursively count the words occurrence in the text files

[Thomas Cameron]

On 12/30/2010 12:34 PM, S Mathias wrote:
> I just can't google for it:
>
> I'm searching for a "bash" "one liner" (awk, perl, or anything) for this:
>
> there are text files, in several directories:
>
> mkdir one
> mkdir two
> mkdir three
>
> echo "word1 word2 word3">  one/asf.txt
> echo "word2 word4, word5">  one/asfcxv saf.txt
> echo "word1. word2">  one/dsgsdg.txt
>
> echo "word6, word3!">  two/sdgsd dsf.txt
> echo "word6">  two/ergd.txt
>
> echo "asdf, word2">  three/werdf.txt
> echo "word7, word8 word9 word10">  three/qwerb erfsdgdsg.txt
> echo "word4 word3">  three/web erg as.txt
>
> so it does the magic* "recursively":
>
> $ SOMEMAGIC>  output.txt
> cat output.txt
> asdf 1
> word1 2
> word2 4
> word3 3
> word4 2
> word5 1
> word6 2
> word7 1
> word8 1
> word9 1
> word10 1
> $
>
>
>
> *recursively count the words occurrence in the text files like: "word1 2"
> can anyone point to a howto/link? [re: i just can't google for it :\]
>
>
>

Does your prof know you're asking the Fedora community to do your 
homework?  ;-)