perl -naF, -e "$t += $F[1]; eof and print $t;" siteperf.txt #### while ( <> ) { @F = split ','; $t += $F[1]; eof and print $t; } # Usage: perl mytally.pl siteperf.txt #### perl -naF, -e"$t+=$F[1];eof&&die$t" test.txt