Count the number of elements in an Array HackerRank Solution

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Count the number of elements in an Array HackerRank Solutions

Problem

Given a list of countries, each on a new line, your task is to read them into an array and then display the count of elements in that array.

Input Format

A list of country names. The only characters present in the country names will be upper or lower case characters and hyphens.

Output Format

A single integer – the number of elements in the array.

Sample Input

Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
NewZealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
NorthKorea
Norway

Sample Output

10

Explanation

There are 10 elements in the array – i.e. the given list has the names of 10 countries.

Count the number of elements in an Array HackerRank Solutions

#You are given a list of countries, each on a new line. Your task is to read them into an array and then transform them in the following way:The first capital letter (if present) in each element of the array should be replaced with a dot ('.'). Then, display the entire array with a space between each country's names.
arr=($(cat))
echo ${arr[@]/[A-Z]/.}

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