Use a loop to iterate through the file, then use a hashtable parameterized with a character and a integer. Each time a character is seen increment its count. Donezo!

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Jun 26, 2011

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If this file is on unix based system, it is simple. grep 'search string' | wc -l.

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How would you find how many times a character was present in a file?

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