[R] counting strings in a column

[jim holtman]

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On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Nattu <nataraju at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I have a query : what is the command to count number of repeated words in a
> column.
>
> for ex:
>
> a =
>
> oranges
> oranges
> apples
> apples
> grape
> oranges
> apple
> pine
>
>
> the result should be
> oranges 3
> apples  3
> grape 1
> pine 1
>
> is there an easy way for this.
>
> Thanks,
> Nataraju
> GM R  & D
> Bangalore
>
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