wc(1) wc(1)
NAME
wc - word count
SYNOPSIS
wc [-c] [-l] [-w] [names]
DESCRIPTION
wc counts lines, words and characters in the named files, or
in the standard input if no names appear. It also keeps a
total count for all named files. A word is a maximal string
of characters delimited by spaces, tabs, or newlines.
The flag options l, w, and c may be used in any combination
to specify that a subset of lines, words, and characters are
to be reported. The default is -lwc.
When names are specified on the command line, they will be
printed along with the counts.
EXAMPLE
wc filea fileb filec
reports the number of lines, words, and characters in each
of the files, as well as the totals.
FILES
/bin/wc
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