WC(1) GENIX Programmer's Manual WC(1)
NAME
wc - word count
SYNOPSIS
wc [ -lwcpt ] [ -bbaud ] [ -spagesize ] [ -u ] [ -v ] [ name ... ]
DESCRIPTION
Wc counts lines, words and characters, and optionally pages and the
print time, in the named files, or in the standard input if no name
appears. A word is a maximal string of characters delimited by
spaces, tabs or newlines.
If an argument beginning with one of ``lwcpt'' is present, the
specified counts (lines, words, characters, pages, or time) are
selected by the letters l, w, c, p, or t. The default is -lwc
unless -v is specified.
The -b option asks that the time be figured at the specified baud
rate instead of the default 300 baud.
The -s option specifies that pages are pagesize lines long instead
of the default 66.
The -u options asks that the time printed be based on uucp transmis-
sion time, about 90% as fast as normal.
The -v option asks for a verbose output format, with headers and
including pages and time by default.
BUGS
The times given do not take into account variable factors such as
system load; delays due to tab expansion or tty driver delays, which
can be a factor with cu; or uucp delays such as mail headers, auxil-
lary protocol files, or the time taken to initially connect to
another site.
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