wc(1) — AIX/RT 2.2.1

wc

PURPOSE

     Counts the  number of lines,  words, and characters  in a
     file.

SYNOPSIS
     wc [ -lwc ] [ names ]


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 charac-
         ters in the file "chap1".

     2.  To display only character and word counts:

           wc -cw chap*

         This displays  the number of characters  and words in
         each file whose name starts with "chap", and displays
         the totals.
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