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wc
PURPOSE
Counts the number of lines, words and characters in a file.
SYNTAX
+----- -cwl ------+ +--------+
wc ---| one of |---| |---|
| +-------------+ | +- file -+
+-| -c -cl -cwl |-+ ^ |
| -l -cw | +------+
| -w -lw |
+-------------+
DESCRIPTION
The wc command counts the number of lines, words, or characters in file or in
the standard input if you do not specify any files. It writes the results to
standard output. It also keeps a total count for all named files. A word is
defined as a string of characters delimited by spaces, tabs, or new-line
characters. wc counts lines, words, and characters by default.
When you specify more than one file on the command line, wc displays the name
of the file along with the counts.
FLAGS
-c Counts bytes.
-l Counts lines.
-w Counts words.
EXAMPLES
1. To display the line, word, and character counts of a file:
wc chap1
This displays the number of lines, words, and characters in the file
"chap1".
2. To display only character and word counts:
wc -cw chap*
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This displays the number of characters and words in each file whose name
starts with "chap", and displays the totals.
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