wc(1)                                                       wc(1)



NAME
     wc - counts characters, words, and lines in a file

SYNOPSIS
     wc  [-[chunk-size]] [file]...

ARGUMENTS
     -[chunk-size]
          Specifies one or more things to count.  Replace
          chunk-size with one or a combination of the following
          options:

               c    Requests a report of the number of characters
                    in a file.

               l    Requests a report of the number of lines in a
                    file.

               w    Requests a report of the number of words in a
                    file.

     file Specifies the file to be counted.

DESCRIPTION
     wc counts lines, words, and characters in the specified
     files or in the standard input (if no files appear).  It
     also keeps a total count for all files.  A word is a maximal
     string of characters delimited by spaces, tabs, or newlines.

     The options may be used in any combination; the default is
     -lwc.

     When files are specified on the command line, they will be
     printed along with the counts.

EXAMPLES
     Enter this command:

        wc filea fileb filec

     to report the number of lines, words, and characters in each
     of the files, as well as the totals.

FILES
     /bin/wc
          Executable file

SEE ALSO
     sum(1), sumdir(1)






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